Fiber Optic Ferrule and A Guide Pin Clamp with Field Changeable Guide Pins

A fiber optic ferrule and a guide pin clamp allows for changing guide pins in the field. The guide pin clamp has a forward clamp portion, a rearward clamp portion configured to engage the biasing spring and a guide pin retaining plate. The forward clamp portion and the rearward clamp portion move re...

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Main Authors Childers, Darrell R, Yount, Myron W, Conrad, Craig M, Wakjira, Jillcha F, Higley, Jason
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.08.2023
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OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
OPTICS
PHYSICS
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Summary:A fiber optic ferrule and a guide pin clamp allows for changing guide pins in the field. The guide pin clamp has a forward clamp portion, a rearward clamp portion configured to engage the biasing spring and a guide pin retaining plate. The forward clamp portion and the rearward clamp portion move relative to one another to also move guide pin retaining plate from a first position to a second position to allow for the removal or insertion of guide pins.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202318300170