Optical fiber connector
CA 2316174 A1 · Owner: Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson · Inventors: Blom, Claes
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The present invention relates to optical fiber connectors for bringing , optical fibers into contact with each other. In order to simplify manufacture and handling of the optical fiber connectors for optical fiber cables for , example an optical fiber connector containing precision components has been developed which can be manufactured in large volumes using inexpensive , injection-moulded parts of low weight low physical size and which can , therefore have a low price per connector. Each connector consists of an outer cylindrical portion (1, 2) joined to a tapered portion (3 4) constituting a , breakage protector for a surrounded optical fiber (5 6), where the , cylindrical portion is …
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- Filed December 11, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 11, 2018.
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