Optical connector with immovable ferrule
CA 2198522 C · Owner: Reeves, Patricia Yvonne · Inventors: Reeves, Patricia Yvonne; Lampert, Norman Roger
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A connector 20 for terminating an optical fiber 31 includes a one-piece molded plastic housing 200 having an exterior latch 220 that secures the housing to an associated receptacle 60. The latch is constructed as a cantilever with its fixed end positioned toward a front end of the housing. The housing includes an axial bore 205 for receiving an end portion of the optical fiber into its interior. This passageway extends longitudinally from a back end of the housing toward its front end, and is about half the length of the housing. The connector further includes a cylindrical structure 140-2 which extends longitudinally from a midpoint of the housing toward its front end. The cylindrical …
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- Filed February 26, 1997 and granted November 13, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 26, 2017.
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