Multi-fiber optical connector
CA 2194746 A1 · Owner: Aluminum Company Of America · Inventors: Wittes, James M.; Shiflett, Elbert O.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A connector using an multi-fiber ferrule such as, the MT ferrule or similar ferrule that can be plugged into, and received by an optical receptacle. Multiple alignment features help align and mate the connector to another multi-fiber object. The connector has a guide prong or forward extension beneath which is mounted the ferrule. The prong provides a reference surface that functions as a precise pre-alignment mechanism for the ferrule. Also the prong has a, groove that mates with a corresponding rail of the receptacle when the connector is plugged into the receptacle ensuring that the connector is properly seated within the receptacle. Further the ferrule has apertures that align with and …
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- Filed January 9, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 9, 2017.
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