Patent ID: 6023549
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A dead end connector for a fiber optic cable comprising:an elongated base with a first channel, a first portion, and a first insert secured within said first channel, said first channel extending along a length of said first portion;an elongated cover with a second channel and a second insert secured within said second channel, said second channel extending along a length of said cover;securing means securing said cover to said base;a vibration damper including a block with a first half and a second half, each of said first and second halves having a channel extending along a length thereof and a rubber insert within each of said channels; anda means for attaching said vibration damper to said base including a first plate attached perpendicularly to an end of said base, a second plate attached perpendicularly to said first half, holes in each of said plates, and bolts screwed into said holes attaching said first and second plates together,said first and second channels forming a bore when said base and cover are secured together through which a fiber optic cable may extendwherein each of said first and second inserts has inner teeth which grip the fiber optic cable and each of said first and second inserts has outer teeth which grip said base and said cover, respectively.