Optical fiber connector system
CA 2418331 A1 · Owner: Smith, Duane T. · Inventors: Smith, Duane T.; Loder, Harry A.
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A fiber optic connector system (100) for connecting at least one optical fiber cable (174) mounted near the edge of a planar substrate (102) to a backplane (104), each optical fiber cable including a plurality of optical fibers and a terminating ferrule (170), the longitudinal orientation of the optical fibers within the terminating ferrule defining a longitudinal axis and a forward direction, the ferrule having a first longitudinal range of motion x1 and a ferrule spring element (178) having a longitudinal ferrule spring force fn,. The optical connector system (100) includes a substrate housing assembly and a backplane housing (120) assembly. The substrate housing assembly (150) is …
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- Filed February 8, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 8, 2021.
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