Single-use fiber optic cable
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1. A fiber optic cable assembly to be inserted into a fiber optic module, comprising:
- a cable;
a connector body receiving the cable, the connector body comprising a ferrule receiving a fiber from the cable, the fiber being permanently fixed to the ferrule, wherein a tip of the fiber protrudes unpolished from a tip of the ferrule; and
a cable keeper to be inserted through a latch opening of the fiber optic module and into a cable keeper receptacle of the connector body to permanently connect the connector body and the fiber optic module.
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Abstract
A fiber optic cable assembly includes a cable and a connector body receiving the cable. The connector body has a ferrule receiving an unpolished fiber from the cable, wherein the fiber protrudes from a tip of the ferrule.
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1. A fiber optic cable assembly to be inserted into a fiber optic module, comprising:
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a cable; a connector body receiving the cable, the connector body comprising a ferrule receiving a fiber from the cable, the fiber being permanently fixed to the ferrule, wherein a tip of the fiber protrudes unpolished from a tip of the ferrule; and a cable keeper to be inserted through a latch opening of the fiber optic module and into a cable keeper receptacle of the connector body to permanently connect the connector body and the fiber optic module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for forming a cable assembly to be inserted into a fiber optic module, comprising:
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stripping a cable to expose fiber; inserting the fiber into a ferrule so a portion of the fiber protrudes from a tip of the ferrule; bonding the fiber the ferrule; scribing and breaking the protruding portion of the fiber to form a tip of the fiber; mounting the ferrule in a lower housing; mounting an upper housing atop the lower housing to form a connector body; and inserting the cable assembly into the fiber optic module without polishing the tip of the fiber, wherein said inserting the cable assembly into the fiber optic module comprises; inserting the connector body into a nose of the fiber optic module; and inserting a cable keeper through a latch opening of the fiber optic module and into a cable keeper receptacle of the connector body to permanently connect the connector body and the fiber optic module. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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