Environmentally sealed multichannel fiber optic connector
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1. A multichannel separable fiber optic connector comprising:
- an elongated cylindrical housing comprising a center body and a pair of backshells removably attached to either side of the center body, the cylindrical housing having an axis which extends from one end of the housing to the other;
a retainer mounted in the center body having at least one splice aperture formed therein extending from one side of the retainer to the other in a direction which is generally parallel to the axis of the housing;
a keyway formed in both ends of each splice aperture;
a two-part rotary splice comprising two splice parts, each splice part having a fiber bore for receiving an optic fiber, an end face on one end, and an external key on the other end which mates with said keyways; and
means for holding each splice part in engagement with a splice aperture with the two end faces of the splice parts in an abutting relationship with one another, whereby the keyways in the ends of each mounting aperture allows insertion of the splice part in only one angular orientation.
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Abstract
A multichannel separable fiber optic connector includes two-part splice fixtures which are retained in the center body of the connector. A keying arrangement between the splice fixture halves and the center body insure that the fixture halves are always mated together in the same angular relationship, and a common sleeve in the center body aligns the fixture halves along a common surface. The optic fibers and fiber splices are protected by removable backshells which are environmentally sealed to the center body and to the cable jacket.
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1. A multichannel separable fiber optic connector comprising:
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an elongated cylindrical housing comprising a center body and a pair of backshells removably attached to either side of the center body, the cylindrical housing having an axis which extends from one end of the housing to the other; a retainer mounted in the center body having at least one splice aperture formed therein extending from one side of the retainer to the other in a direction which is generally parallel to the axis of the housing; a keyway formed in both ends of each splice aperture; a two-part rotary splice comprising two splice parts, each splice part having a fiber bore for receiving an optic fiber, an end face on one end, and an external key on the other end which mates with said keyways; and means for holding each splice part in engagement with a splice aperture with the two end faces of the splice parts in an abutting relationship with one another, whereby the keyways in the ends of each mounting aperture allows insertion of the splice part in only one angular orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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