Optical fiber splicer
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FIG. 1 is a front and upper left perspective view of a optical fiber splicer showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a optical splicer showing the design on a slightly reduced scale;
FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left end elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right end elevational view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a front and upper left perspective view of a optical fiber splicer showing a second embodiment of the design, the plan and elevational views being the same as the first embodiment except for the two additional gaps in the second embodiment; and,
FIG. 9 is a front and upper left perspective view of a optical fiber splicer showing a third embodiment of the design, the plan and elevational views being the same as the first embodiment except for the absence of gaps in the third embodiment.
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- Thirty-Seventh International Wire and Cable Symposium, "Mechanical Optical Fiber Splice Containing an Articulated Conformable Metallic Element": 1988, Richard A. Patterson.
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 6, 1990
Date of Patent: Apr 13, 1993
Assignee: Reliance Comm/Tec Corporation (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: Robert Essert (Glen Ellyn, IL), Peter Ori (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Law Firm: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi & Blackstone, Ltd.
Application Number: 7/579,446
