Patent ID: 6796722
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A ferrule assembly for terminating a jacketed optical fiber and mounting it securely in a female threaded socket, comprising:an inner ferrule member having a fiber channel for receiving and securely mounting a stripped end of the optical fiber, an external collar dividing the inner ferrule assembly into a forward end and a cylindrical rear end having a rear face with a diameter matching the diameter of the optical fiber jacket; a tubular outer ferrule member having a bore sized to rotatingly fit over the rear end of the inner ferrule member, a front end sized to rotatingly abut the inner ferrule member's external collar, and a rear clamping portion extending beyond the rear face of the inner ferrule member to overlie a portion of the optical fiber jacket when the stripped end of the optical fiber is secured in the fiber channel of the inner ferrule member, the outer ferrule member having an external thread adapted to mate with the female threaded socket as the outer ferrule member is rotated about the rear end of the inner ferrule member, the fiber clamping portion engaging at least one of the optical fiber jacket and the rear end of the inner ferrule member with an orthogonal clamping action as the outer ferrule member is threaded into the female socket.