Patent ID: 9146360
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A ferrule sleeve, comprising: a longitudinal ferrule sleeve body having a V-shaped cross-section with a V-shaped upper surface and a V-shaped lower surface, wherein the V-shaped upper surface comprises a V-shaped groove that runs a length of the longitudinal ferrule sleeve body, wherein the V-shaped groove receives cylindrical ferrules, wherein the V-shaped groove has an upper opening at a top of the V-shaped groove and a trough at a bottom of the V-shaped groove, and wherein, when the cylindrical ferrules to be received within the V-shaped groove, rest upon the V-shaped upper surface of the V-shaped groove, an outside diameter of the cylindrical ferrules fits within the V-shaped groove such that an outer surface associated with the outside diameter of the cylindrical ferrules does not extend above the upper opening of the V-shaped groove; and a longitudinal ferrule sleeve cover that fits within the V-shaped groove, at the top of the V-shaped groove, as a cover of the V-shaped groove, wherein the longitudinal ferrule sleeve cover has a flat, rectangular shape.