1982-05-18
1984-10-23
Sikes, William L.
350 9620, G02B 726
Patent
active
044784872
ABSTRACT:
A connector for two optical fibers having at least one body composed of a one-piece member with an axial bore, a ferrule supporting an optical fiber in the bore, the axial bore being defined by two coaxial cylindrical surfaces of revolution having different diameters, two ferrules supporting in an internal bore the two fibers, the two ferrules each being defined by an external cylindrical surface of revolution complementary to that of the one-piece member having the smaller diameter, at least one first sleeve mounted around the first of the ferrules; first elastic linking means between the sleeve and the first ferrule, the sleeve being defined externally by a cylindrical surface of revolution complementary to that of the body member having the larger diameter, these two ferrules being introduced into the body member such that, firstly, they are positioned at least partially in the axial bore of the smaller diameter and, secondly, such that the sleeve is placed in the axial bore of larger diameter. Also disclosed is an optical fiber cable comprising at least one of the disclosed connector and a method for allowing the connection of at least one optical fiber surrounded by a relatively flexible sheath to a ferrule and apparatus for carrying out the method.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4166668 (1979-09-01), MacLeod
patent: 4184742 (1980-01-01), Corrales
patent: 4218113 (1980-08-01), Uberbacher
Sikes William L.
Souriau & Cie (SA)
Ullah Akm E.
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