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EP0264976A2
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A ferrule for and a method of terminating a fiber optic transmission member
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1984-06-05
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-06-05
Abstract
Abstract A ferrule member (10) is formed with a domed front surface (34) which is polished to a flat front surface (35) after terminaing an end of a fiber optic transmission member (14) therein. Suitably a radiussed peripheral surface (52) is left after the polishing step at the flat polished surface (35).
Inventors
- 👤 Bernard George Caron
- 👤 Ronald Francis Cooper
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 03:40
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/36; G02B6/38; G02B6/3807; G02B6/3833; G02B6/3855; G02B6/3861; B; B24; B24B; B24B19/00; B24B19/22; B24B19/226; G02B6/381; G02B6/3818; G02B6/382; G02B6/3821; G02B6/3825; G02B6/3834; G02B6/3865; G02B6/389; G02B6/3897; G02B6/3854; G02B6/3863; G02B6/3867; G02B6/3898
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A ferrule member (10) for use in terminating a fiber optic transmission member (14), characterised in that a front end on said ferrule member (10) has a domed front surface (34) prior to the fiber optic transmission member (14) being terminated in said ferrule member (10) and the domed front surface (34) along with an end of said fiber optic transmission member (14) being polished thereby forming a planar front surface (35) of said front end of said ferrule member (10) and said fiber optic transmission member (14).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A ferrule member (10) for use in terminating a fiber optic transmission member (14), characterised in that a front end on said ferrule member (10) has a domed front surface (34) prior to the fiber optic transmission member (14) being terminated in said ferrule member (10) and the domed front surface (34) along with an end of said fiber optic transmission member (14) being polished thereby forming a planar front surface (35) of said front end of said ferrule member (10) and said fiber optic transmission member (14).
Claim 3
Independent Claim
146 words
A method of terminating an end of a fiber optic transmission member (14) within a ferrule member (10), comprising the steps of: molding the ferrule member (10) from a suitable material with a front end of the ferrule member (10) having a domed front surface (34) and a bore (56) extending through the ferrule member (10) and through the domed front surface (34); securing the end of the fiber optic transmission member (14) in the bore (56) with a front end of the fiber optic transmission member (14) being coincident with the domed front surface (34); and polishing the domed front surface (34) and the front end of the fiber optic transmission member (14) thereby forming a flat polished surface (35) of the front end of the ferrule member (10) including a flat polished surface of the front end of the fiber optic transmission member (14).
Claim 4
Independent Claim
146 words
A method of terminating an end of a fiber optic transmission member (14) within a ferrule member (10), comprising the steps of: molding the ferrule member (10) from a suitable material with a front end of the ferrule member (10) having a domed front surface (34) and a bore (56) extending through the ferrule member (10) and through the domed front surface (34); securing the end of the fiber optic transmission member (14) in the bore (56) with a front end of the fiber optic transmission member (14) being coincident with the domed front surface (34); and polishing the domed front surface (34) and the front end of the fiber optic transmission member (14) thereby forming a flat polished surface (35) of the front end of the ferrule member (10) including a flat polished surface of the front end of the fiber optic transmission member (14).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method as set forth in claim 2, wherein a radiussed peripheral surface (52) is left after the polishing step at the flat polished front surface (35) of the ferrule member (10).
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