Cap for optical fiber connectors

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cap for an optical fiber connector;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view thereof, illustrating the cap in use;

FIG. 3 is a front side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken line portion of the figure drawings is included to show portions of the cap for optical fiber connectors that form no part of the claimed design. The additional broken lines of FIG. 2 show an exemplary optical fiber connector and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design of a cap for optical fiber connectors, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D883231
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 31, 2017
Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Inventors: Michael DeJong (Colleyville, TX), Wolf Peter Kluwe (Hagen), Terence Lup-ho Kwan (San Francisco, CA), Matthew Wallace Peterson (San Francisco, CA), Dayne Wilcox (El Cerrito, CA)
Primary Examiner: Derrick E Holland
Assistant Examiner: Jennifer O King
Application Number: 29/624,371
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cap, Cover Or Boot (D13/156)