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;

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

FIG. 26 is an enlarged left side view of the seal, the housing and shutter have been removed for illustrative clarity;

FIG. 27 is an enlarged perspective view showing the right side part of the seal;

FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view along the line 28-28 in FIG. 26;

FIG. 29 is a cross-sectional view along the line 29-29 in FIG. 26;

FIG. 30 is an enlarged perspective view showing the left side part of the shutter, the housing and seal have been removed for illustrative clarity;

FIG. 31 is an enlarged top plan view of the shutter; and,

FIG. 32 is an enlarged left side view of the shutter.

The features shown in evenly-dashed broken lines depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines in the drawings represent the bounds of the claimed subject matter, the dot-dash lines, themselves forming no part thereof.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D881814
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 22, 2018
Date of Patent: Apr 21, 2020
Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. (Osaka-shi, 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: 29/634,398