Connector for interconnecting optical fiber cable ribbons
CA 2027732 C · Owner: Societa' Cavi Pirelli S.P.A. · Inventors: Boero, Paolo; Bortolin, Bruno
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A pair of interengageable connectors for interconnecting optical fiber tape or ribbon cables which have a plurality of parallel optical fibers within a relatively thin and wide covering. Each connector has a ferrule formed by semicylindrical elements with engaging and axially extending planar faces. One end of the elements is a coupling face and the, planar faces have grooves extending axially from the coupling face for receiving the fibers with the covering removed and a recess remote from the coupling face for receiving the fibers with the covering thereon. The elements are held together by a sleeve which extends from at or adjacent the coupling face toward the other end of the ferrule. A …
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- Filed October 16, 1990 and granted January 7, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 16, 2010.
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