Optical waveguides – With disengagable mechanical connector – Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector
Patent
1995-07-19
1997-01-14
Ngo, John
Optical waveguides
With disengagable mechanical connector
Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector
385 92, 385 91, G02B 636
Patent
active
055948260
ABSTRACT:
A nose adapter for use with light boxes that illuminate fiberoptic light bundles. A retaining member is provided with a mounting aperture having predetermined standardized interior dimensions. One or more insert members are each provided with standardized exterior dimensions which are approximately equal to those of the mounting aperture, and with interior dimensions which are approximately equal to those of the end of a particular light bundle. First fastening means allows the light bundle to be easily inserted into and removed from its insert. Second fastening means allows the nose adapter as a whole to be easily attached to and detached from the light box.
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Guttmann; May 1975 / vol. 14, No. 5 / Applied Optics; pp. 1225-1227.
Pileski Michael J.
Salisbury Terrence L.
Walts Connie R.
Wood Robert J.
Ngo John
Welch Allyn Inc.
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