Abstract: An electro-optic device assembly and handling technique is disclosed. The assembly comprises an elongate combination heat sink and retention clip, a heat dispersive substrate affixed to one elongate face of the clip and having lead means secured to an outward face thereof, and an electrooptic chip mounted upon the substrate making electrical contact with the leads. A length of waveguide is bonded to an active portion of the chip, and a ferrule member is provided having a profiled passageway for receiving the above assembly therein. Subsequently, the ferrule is inserted into a header housing, and malleable ends of the heat sink clip are inwardly clasped upon the profile of the header housing to secure the heat sink clip, and assembly elements thereupon, to the connector housing.

Abstract: A connector assembly 6 comprises, conductive contacts 9 for connection to wires 2, 5 of at least one electrical cable 1, an insulative housing block 16, the contacts 9 being on superimposed lead frames 12A, 12B, and the lead frames 12A, 12B are bent for positioning the contacts 9 parallel with one another in a row.

Abstract: Ends of electrical conductors 5 of an electrical cable are joined to corresponding self terminating, shielded connectors 4, each comprising, a conductive shell 20 connected to at least one corresponding sheath 8, a dielectric support 29 in the shell 20, a conductive switch contact 23 connected to a corresponding signal transmitting conductor 5 and carried by the dielectric support 29 for disconnect connection to an electrical contact inserted into the shielded connector 4, and an electrical circuit element 24 in contact with the shell 20 constructed for disconnect coupling with the switch contact 23 upon withdrawal of the electrical contact from the shielded connector 4, whereby the switch contact 23 is terminated electrically to the shell 20 through the circuit element 24.

Abstract: An electrical cable assembly (1) includes: an insulative housing block (20), conductive electrical contacts (9) on the housing block (20) connected to corresponding signal wires (5) of a cable (2), a conductive ground bus (7) connected to corresponding ground wires (4) of the cable (2), a conductive shell (35) enclosing the housing block (20), the ground bus (7) being enclosed by the conductive shell (35) and isolated electrically from the shell (35), and the ground wires (4) extending into the shell (35) and being isolated electrically from the shell (35).

Abstract: A shielded connector assembly 10 comprises, a terminal block 16 containing electrical contacts 18, a conductive back shell 11, a cable 39 extending through a cable receiving opening 20 of the back shell 11 with corresponding conductors 38 of the cable 39 connected to corresponding contacts 18, a series of passages 32 extend through the terminal block 16, and a corresponding series of vanes 35, 36 on the back shell 11 extend into the passages 35, 36 to separate selected contacts 18 from other contacts 18 in the terminal block 16.

Abstract: A packaged connector 1 comprising, a preassembled connector 1 in a transparent package 25, a conductive contact 7 having a friction socket 18 facing an open end of the package 25, and a loose ferrule 24 precisely positioned by the package 25 concentrically with a barrel 21 of the connector 1 for one step crimp connection of the ferrule 24 on a shield 5 of a cable 2, a concentric space 31 defined between the ferrule 24 and the barrel 21 to receive the shield 5 of the cable 2.

Abstract: An alignment fixture includes an optical bench 12 mounting a semiconductor laser 21, a monitor 23 of optical emission, a lens 27 focused for transmitting optical emission along an optical axis 43, a holder 26 mounting the lens 27, a pedestal 36 positioning a diaphragm 29 spaced for the lens 27, an optical fiber 45, a tube 49 surrounding the fiber 45 and joined to the fiber 45, a bushing 55 surrounding the tube 49 and joined to the optical bench 12, and a datum surface 16' on the bench 12 for aligning the lens 27 and the fiber 45 with the optical axis 43.

Abstract: A first connector 1 provided with a polarizing structure 23 and keying structure 28, 29, a complementary housing 3 provided with a receiving end 25 having a slidable frame 30 for receiving the polarizing structure 23 and the keying structure 28, 29, and the frame 30 having complementary keying means aligned with the keying structure of the first connector and aligned with a single one of the multiple connector positions.

Abstract: A cable 3 connector 1 comprising, a housing block 2 and an electrical cable 3 having a signal wire 13 connected to a corresponding signal contact 4, and at least one reference wire 14 connected to a reference conductor 5 extending beside the signal contact 4, a housing 6 coupled to the housing 6 block 2 and receiving the signal contact 4 in one of multiple contact positions 7 in the housing 6, and a reference contact 10 received in the housing 6 and connected to the reference conductor 5.

Abstract: A connector body 4 encircling an optical focusing element 5, a laser diode 3 having an emission axis aimed along an axis at an absorption end 6 of the focusing element 5, the focusing element 5 converting diverging optical emission of the laser diode 3 into a converging beam of radiation, and a coupler element 7 contacting the focusing element 5 without an air gap therebetween to receive the beam of radiation without backward reflection, the connector body 4 having a socket 9, and the coupler element 7 having a front end 8 in the socket 9 for physical contact with an end 10 of an optical fiber 2 disconnectably inserted in the socket 9.

Abstract: Means 1 in the form of a cover for a connector assembly 86, a skirt 2' of the cover encircling a front end 4 of the connector assembly 86, connecting means 7 for connecting the cover to the connector assembly 86 when the skirt 2' is removed from the front end 4, internal webs 9, 9 of the cover lodged in a gap 29 in the front end 4 to retaini the cover on the front end 4, and pockets 11, 11, 11 external to the skirt 2' frictionally receiving the keying elements 94, 94', 94" in the absence of any one of the keying elements 94, 94', 94" in the connector assembly 86.

Abstract: An electrical cable assembly 1 comprises, conductive electrical contacts in an insulative housing block 4 connected to corresponding wires of an electrical cable 2, and insulative material 10 adhered to an end of the housing and embedding the cable 2, at least one channel 16 in the housing block 4 facing a rear end 14 of the housing block 4 and forming therein a peg 25 of the insulative material 10, the channel 16 having undercut side walls 23, and the peg 25 is locked against the undercut side walls 23 despite contraction of the insulative material 10 during solidification.

Abstract: A fiber optic wall outlet (8) has an annular flange (220) for mounting a wall, and a hood (218) mounted in the flange (220). The hood (218) is movable between a closed position wherein the hood 218) is flush with the wall, and an open position wherein the hood (218) projects away from the wall. The wall outlet (8) further includes a spring member (248) which urges the hood (218) to snap outward, and fingers (228) which engage against the annular flange (220) and prevent hood (218) from snapping outward. When a positive upward force is applied to hood (218), the fingers (228) are freed from the flange (220) and the hood (218) snaps outward. An interconnect assembly (6) to which a first optical fiber cable (172) is connected is mounted in wall outlet (8).

Abstract: A ribbon cable 1 is disclosed in which optical fibers 2 and electrical conductors 3 are spaced side to side within a flexible jacket, 4, webs 5 of the jacket 4 extend laterally between corresponding optical fibers 2 and corresponding conductors 3, the cable 1 is formed into a roll 9, the cable 1 can be unrolled to position the optical fibers 2 and the conductors 3 laterally spaced apart from one another, and a removable sheath 10 surrounds the roll 9 and prevents the cable 1 from being unrolled.

Abstract: A coaxial connector 17 comprises, a center contact 41, a dielectric body 50 encircling concentrically the center contact 41 and a conductive and unitary shell 25 encircling the dielectric body 50, and the shell 25 is adapted for insertion into and along a cavity 18 of a housing block 8, wherein each flange 31 of the shell 25 along a corresponding side of an open seam 30 projects outward radially from the shell 25 for alignment into and along a recess 20 extending inthe housing block 8, and a corresponding terminal 33 extends from each flange 31 through the recess 20 and outwardly of the housing block 8, and the corresponding terminals 33 are side by side to provide a composite, single post 34 for insertion into a single aperture of a circuit board.

Abstract: A connector 1 for an optical fiber 2 comprising; an alignment ferrule 9 for encircling an optical fiber 2, a precision alignment surface 23 of the ferrule constructed for nonreformation upon alignment in a cavity having a shape complementary to that of the precision alignment surface 23, the precision alignment surface 23 is constructed on a front end portion 10 of said ferrule, said first portion is constructed from assembly with a separate remainder of said ferrule in a manner to isolate said precision alignment surface 23 from distortion.

Abstract: An electrical connector 6 comprises, an insulative housing block 7 containing multiple, spaced apart, conductive electrical contacts 9 for connection with corresponding conductors 3 of electrical wiring 2, and for disconnect coupling with corresponding multiple electrical terminals 14 arranged in an array, the housing block 7 includes at least one recess 16 without an electrical contact therein, said recess 16 is open for pluggable receipt of a corresponding said electrical terminal 14, a flexible lanyard 18 extends in a loop 19, said loop 19 is anchored to said housing block 7, and said loop 19 extends into said recess 16 and is anchored therein.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly 1 for electrical conductors 6 and a strain relief for the conductors 6, corresponding conductors 6 project from opposite first and second sides 4 of an insulative housing block 2 of the connector assembly 1, conductive electrical terminals inside the housing block 2 connected to corresponding conductors 6, duplicate first and second strain relief clamps latch to each other and clamp therebetween corresponding conductors 6 to provide the strain relief, and each of the clamps comprises, a clamping surface 23 elongated along a corresponding one of the sides 3 of the housing block 2, a first arm 24 projecting from a first end 25 of the clamping surface 23, a projecting first pivot surface 26 on the arm 24 received in a recess 33 in a corresponding end of the housing block 2 for pivoting the clamping surface 23 toward and against corresponding conductors 6, a concave portion 28 of the clamping surface 23 adjacent the first arm 24, a convex portion 30 of the clamping surface 23 for

Abstract: A connector 1 for an optical fiber 2 comprising, an alignment body 3 and a length of optical waveguide 4 drawn into a unitary structure 18, and, while the length of optical waveguide 4 is unitary with the alignment body 3, the length of optical waveguide 4 is shortened by etching or abrading to provide a passage 5 in the alignment body 3 for receiving an external optical fiber 2 for coupling with the length of optical waveguide 4.

Abstract: A connector 1 for an optical fiber 2 comprising; an alignment ferrule 9 for encircling an optical fiber 2, a precision algnment surface 23 of the ferrule constructed for nonreformation upon alignment in a cavity having a shape complementary to that of the precision alignment surface 23, the precision alignment surface 23 is constructed on a front end portion 10 of said ferrule, said first portion is constructed for assembly with a separate remainder of said ferrule in a manner to isolate said precision alignment surface 23 from distortion.