Connector for fiber optic member
First Claim
1. A connector for terminating a fiber optic member having a buffer material thereon comprising a ferrule having an opening extending therethrough including front and rear bores interconnected by a conical surface characterized in that:
- an insert comprises a conical section and a cylindrical section, a hole through said conical section and said cylindrical section to enable the fiber optic member to be inserted therethrough with an end of the fiber optic member being exposed, said cylindrical section having a longitudinally extending slot communicating with said hole which forms arcuate members,said insert being positionable on the buffer material and being insertable along with the fiber optic member into said opening with said conical section engaging at least a part of said conical surface and with said cylindrical section extending along said rear bore,a crimping ring on said ferrule over said slot and adapted to be controllably crimped thereon to move said arcuate members thereunder into mechanical engagement with the buffer material to secure said fiber optic member within said ferrule with the exposed end of the fiber optic member disposed in the front bore.
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Abstract
A connector for a fiber optic member comprises a ferrule in which is positioned an insert surrounding a section of the fiber optic member adjacent an exposed end of the fiber optic member, the exposed end extending along a front bore of the ferrule. A crimping ring on the ferrule is controllably crimped thereon thereby moving arcuate sections of the insert into mechanical engagement with the fiber optic member with no or minimum deformation to the fiber optic member and securing the fiber optic member in the ferrule. A single crimping ferrule can be used if desired.
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20 Claims
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1. A connector for terminating a fiber optic member having a buffer material thereon comprising a ferrule having an opening extending therethrough including front and rear bores interconnected by a conical surface characterized in that:
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an insert comprises a conical section and a cylindrical section, a hole through said conical section and said cylindrical section to enable the fiber optic member to be inserted therethrough with an end of the fiber optic member being exposed, said cylindrical section having a longitudinally extending slot communicating with said hole which forms arcuate members, said insert being positionable on the buffer material and being insertable along with the fiber optic member into said opening with said conical section engaging at least a part of said conical surface and with said cylindrical section extending along said rear bore, a crimping ring on said ferrule over said slot and adapted to be controllably crimped thereon to move said arcuate members thereunder into mechanical engagement with the buffer material to secure said fiber optic member within said ferrule with the exposed end of the fiber optic member disposed in the front bore. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A connector for terminating a fiber optic means comprising:
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ferrule means having a front section and a rear section, said ferrule means having an opening extending therethrough including a front bore extending through said front section and a rear bore extending through said rear section; insert means having a hole extending therethrough and a longitudinally extending slot in communication with said hole for positioning a section of the fiber optic means along said hole, said insert means with the section of the fiber optic means in said hole being positionable in said rear bore with an end of the fiber optic means being disposed along said front bore; and crimping ring means on said rear section being controllably crimpable thereonto thereby reducing said rear section under said crimping ring means and moving the part of said insert means under said crimping ring means into securing engagement with the area of the fiber optic means thereunder thereby securing the fiber optic means in said ferrule means. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of terminating a connector onto an end of fiber optic means characterized by the steps of:
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placing a section of the fiber optic means adjacent the end of the fiber optic means into a hole of an insert member with the end of the fiber optic means extending outwardly therefrom, said insert member having a longitudinally extending slot in communication with said hole; inserting said insert member with the section of the fiber optic means therein into an opening of a ferrule member with the end of the fiber optic means disposed in a front section of said opening; and controllably crimping a crimping member on said ferrule member and over at least a portion of said insert member along said slot thereby reducing the ferrule member under said crimping member and moving the portion of said insert member thereunder into engagement with the section of the fiber optic means which secures the fiber optic means in said ferrule member. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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