Patent ID: 6116789
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A coupling assembly for connecting a plurality of glass optical fibers to a plurality of plastic optical fibers, wherein each glass optic fiber has a first ferrule and each plastic optical fiber has a second ferrule, and wherein said coupling assembly optically interfaces each glass optical fiber to a respective plastic optic fiber, said coupling assembly comprising:a first coupling member having a plurality of first cavities, said first coupling member having first abutment means at each first cavity for providing an abutment resiliently disposed therein;a second coupling member having a plurality of second cavities, said second coupling member having second abutment means at each second cavity for providing an abutment resiliently disposed therein;means for lockably connecting said first and second coupling members together, wherein each first cavity is aligned with a respective second cavity, each aligned first and second cavity forming a cavity pair; andan alignment body disposed between said first and second coupling members, said alignment body having a plurality of mating cavities, wherein each mating cavity is aligned with a respective cavity pair.