Patent ID: 6196864
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: G02B,H01R

Abstract:
A shell for an electrical or optical connector for connecting an electrical or optical cable, said shell comprising:first and second half-shellsmeans for securing together said two half-shells, said two half-shells defining an internal chamber,each half-shell having an internal face, a first end provided with an opening for the passage of an optical or electrical cable and a second end provided with connecting means for fixing said shell to said electrical or optical connector, said internal face thereof forming a concave spherical cap, said concave spherical caps of the two half-shells facing one another and being disposed on substantially the same spherical surfaces; anda moving member having an axial passage comprising a first portion having the form of a portion of a sphere disposed between two concave spherical caps for cooperating therewith, and an elongate portion entirely disposed within said internal chamber behind the first portion of the moving member.