Patent
1988-09-29
1989-05-30
Sikes, William L.
350 9621, G02B 636
Patent
active
048344877
ABSTRACT:
An optical connector 1 comprising, an alignment ferrule 11 having a central passage 14 for aligning an optical fiber 3 of an optical fiber cable 2, a rear end 19 of the ferrule 11 for connection to an optical fiber cable 2, a radially enlarged collar 20 surrounding the ferrule 11, a circumferential groove 23 in the ferrule 11, a coupling nut 26 moveable axially over the ferrule 11, a clearance 29 between the coupling nut 26 and the collar 20 in which the collar 20 is retracted to compress the spring 28, the ferrule 11 is unitary with the transverse front face 22 and the rear face 24 of the collar 20, the ferrule 11 and the collar 20 are molded from a rigid plastic material, and the collar 20 includes mold gate flash 48 on the molded plastic material only at locations along the clearance 29 between the collar 20 and the coupling nut 26.
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Abendschein Frederic H.
Huber John H.
AMP Incorporated
Kita Gerald K.
Sikes William L.
Ullah Akm E.
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