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Coupling bushing for various types of optical fiber connectors

  • US 5,073,042 A
  • Filed: 07/27/1990
  • Issued: 12/17/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A coupling busing for an optical fiber connector, the connector including a central passageway, an alignment ferrule, and an optical fiber, the coupling busing comprising a half structure, said half structure comprising:

  • a base having a profiled axial bore;

    a socket extending from a rear of the base and having a bore axially aligned with the bore of the base to form an extension thereof and adapted to receive an alignment ferrule of said optical fiber connector;

    at a front face of the half structure, a pattern of ridges and slots forming a keying feature for intermating with a complementary feature of another connecting base;

    at least one recess and at least one nub forming aligning and orienting features for intermating with complementary aligning and orientation features of the connecting base; and

    a barrel-shaped coupling body extending from a rear face at the rear of said base and encompassing the socket within an interior of the socket, said interior being adapted to receive an end of the optical fiber connector.

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