Optical connector strain relief boot

Description

FIG. 1 is an exploded front and upper right perspective view of an optical connector strain relief boot showing our new design with the two members separated;

FIG. 2 is an exploded rear and upper left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front and upper right perspective view of an optical connector strain relief boot showing the design with the two members assembled;

FIG. 4 is a rear and upper left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of an optical connector strain relief boot showing the design with the two members assembled on an enlarged scale, the left side elevational, top plan and bottom plan views having the same appearance;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D331567
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 12, 1991
Date of Patent: Dec 8, 1992
Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Fiber Optics Corp. (Research Triangle Park, NC)
Inventors: David J. Braga (Raleigh, NC), John P. Sarbell (Grand Island, FL), Tetsuaki Watanabe (Durham, NC)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Attorney: Richard E. Jenkins
Application Number: 7/715,116
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cap, Cover Or Boot (D13/156)