Patent ID: 6209163
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: B08B,G02B

Abstract:
A cleaner for cleaning the end of a ferrule of a fiber optic connector, comprising:a housing having a mating portion for mating the cleaner with said fiber optic connector;a supply of a cleaning medium mounted in the housing;an advancing mechanism on the housing for advancing the cleaning medium past the ferrule end of the fiber optic connector when the cleaner is mated with the connectorsaid mating portion of said housing comprises a nose for insertion into a mating receptacle of the connector;said nose includes an opening in a distal end thereof and past which the cleaning medium is advanced;a backing block mounted in registry with the opening in said nose and over which the cleaning medium is advanced past the opening; anda pivot means for pivotally mounting said backing block whereby the backing block can pivot to accommodate varying angles of the end of the ferrule.