Patents Assigned to Souriau & Cie (SA)
  • Patent number: 4478487
    Abstract: A connector for two optical fibers having at least one body composed of a one-piece member with an axial bore, a ferrule supporting an optical fiber in the bore, the axial bore being defined by two coaxial cylindrical surfaces of revolution having different diameters, two ferrules supporting in an internal bore the two fibers, the two ferrules each being defined by an external cylindrical surface of revolution complementary to that of the one-piece member having the smaller diameter, at least one first sleeve mounted around the first of the ferrules; first elastic linking means between the sleeve and the first ferrule, the sleeve being defined externally by a cylindrical surface of revolution complementary to that of the body member having the larger diameter, these two ferrules being introduced into the body member such that, firstly, they are positioned at least partially in the axial bore of the smaller diameter and, secondly, such that the sleeve is placed in the axial bore of larger diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1984
    Assignee: Souriau & Cie (SA)
    Inventor: Albert Obeissart
  • Patent number: 4309071
    Abstract: The connector comprises a base 1, enclosing an angle piece 7, and on which can be mounted two plugs, each comprising a tip 23 provided with a barrel 35 of square or rectangular section with bevelled edges, having a longitudinal bore 36, each barrel 35, when the plugs are assembled on base 1, being positioned against the angle piece 7 and coming face to face with one another, so that the ends of the optical fibers, each retained by gluing in a slot 37 formed at the end of each barrel 35 and opening into the longitudinal bore 36, will abut against one another.Application to the connection of optical fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1982
    Assignee: Souriau & Cie (SA)
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Prunier