Detachable multiple splicing connector for light waveguides

Claim 1

A detachable multiple-fiber splice connector for optical waveguides having two splice halves meeting on front sides thereof, each splice half comprising two bearing parts having surfaces facing each other, said surfaces defining a connecting area, said connecting area being adapted for carrying optical waveguide sections, and further comprising adapters disposed laterally and parallel to the optical waveguide sections in guide grooves, said guide grooves being disposed on said surfaces, said adapters providing means for aligning the two splice halves with one another relative to the optical waveguide sections to be coupled, each bearing part having at least one guide groove on the respective surface, the guide grooves projecting freely from the respective bearing parts such that the guide grooves freely extend past the bearing part which they face, the adapters comprising a guide support insertable into said freely extending guide grooves for aligning said two splice halves.