Optical waveguides – With disengagable mechanical connector – Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-05
2005-07-05
Le, Thien M. (Department: 2876)
Optical waveguides
With disengagable mechanical connector
Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure
Reexamination Certificate
active
06913396
ABSTRACT:
A fiber optic connector including a ferrule, a hub including a front portion, a housing surrounding the hub and including an inner surface including a bore, the inner surface including a first engagement surface, and a spring positioned within the housing to bias the hub. A press ring includes an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface including a second engagement surface configured to engage the first engagement surface of the inner surface of the housing to prevent relative rotation, and the inner surface of the press ring configured to engage the hub so that the hub is maintained in rotational alignment while moving along the longitudinal axis of the connector. A tuning tool is configured to engage and rotate the hub and allow the press ring to slide along an outer diameter of the tuning tool to be delivered to the bore of the connector.
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ADC Telecommunications Inc.
Labaze Edwyn
Le Thien M.
Merchant & Gould P.C.
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