1984-07-05
1988-03-08
Sikes, William L.
350 9620, G02B 638
Patent
active
047296259
ABSTRACT:
A housing for optical fibers to be spliced including a pair of movable sleds for supporting the opposing fibers and directing the fibers into opposite ends of a central alignment guide. Retainer sleeves crimped about the cable ends and locator sleeves crimped around individual coated fibers are positioned in slots in each sled to provide precise locations for the fibers. Grooves in the sleds align the fibers for insertion into the guide upon positioning the sleds in recesses at each end of the housing. Movement of the sleds feeds the stripped and cleaved fiber ends through internally tapered rings and into the ends of the alignment guide. Two or more fibers from respective cable ends may be supported on each sled to provide two or more splices in the same housing. The housing device is readily assembled with the fibers aligned and held securely in place so that negligible optical losses result. The housing includes hinged upper and lower halves which are latched together to secure and protect the spliced fibers.
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Larkin Joseph F.
Loscoe Claire E.
Goldberg Edward
Healy Brian M.
Kanars Sheldon
Murray Jeremiah G.
Sikes William L.
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