Patent ID: 6960030
Filing Date: 2005-11-01
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical connector boot comprising: an attachment portion attached to a connector ferrule provided in a straight main body; and a cable passing portion which is straight and through which a flat type optical fiber cable is passed into said main body, wherein there is provided at one longitudinal end of the cable passing portion an inlet for introducing the flat type optical fiber cable into the cable passing portion at a first angle, wherein there is provided in said attachment portion an outlet for drawing out the flat type optical fiber cable at a second angle that is about 45° with respect to the first angle, the inlet and the outlet have flat sections, the inlet and the outlet differ from each other in orientation by about 45° so that the flat type optical fiber cable inserted into the cable passing portion through the inlet is twisted around its axis within the cable passing portion by drawing it out of the outlet, and a plurality of pairs of slits are formed in the outer peripheral surface of said main body and arranged in the longitudinal direction thereof, each slit being thin and narrow in the lateral direction of said main body, each pair having a first slit positioned on one side in the lateral direction of said main body, and a second slit positioned at an opposite side of said cable passing portion, at approximately a same longitudinal distance from said inlet.