Optical fiber connector

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of an optical fiber connector of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front, top plan and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear, bottom plan and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view along the line 9-9 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view along the line 10-10 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a front view in the first alternate position thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side view in the first alternate position thereof;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view along the line 13-13 in FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a front view in the second alternate position thereof;

FIG. 15 is a left side view in the second alternate position thereof;

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view along the line 16-16 in FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a front view in the third alternate position thereof;

FIG. 18 is a rear view in the third alternate position thereof;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view in the third alternate position thereof;

FIG. 20 is a bottom plan view in the third alternate position thereof;

FIG. 21 is a right side view in the third alternate position thereof;

FIG. 22 is a left side view in the third alternate position thereof;

FIG. 23 is a front, top plan and left side perspective view in the third alternate position thereof;

FIG. 24 is a rear, bottom plan and right side perspective view in the third alternate position thereof; and,

FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional view along the line 25-25 in FIG. 22.

The features shown in broken lines depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design. The unshaded surfaces form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an optical fiber connector, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D908088
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 22, 2018
Date of Patent: Jan 19, 2021
Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. (Osaka)
Inventors: Takuro Watanabe (Osaka), Dai Sasaki (Osaka), Yoshikyo Tamekuni (Osaka), Takako Hosokawa (Osaka)
Primary Examiner: Angela J Lee
Assistant Examiner: Shawn T Gingrich
Application Number: 29/634,396