Patent ID: 6179480
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A fiber optic lighting system connector useable for coupling a fiber optic cable end portion to a light transmitting conductor member, comprising:a sleeve member having an axial bore for receiving a fiber optic cable end portion in a first end portion thereof and a conductor member in a second end portion thereof,the sleeve member having a first plurality of resilient fingers partially defining the axial bore of the sleeve member,a first cap having an axial bore, the first cap disposable about the first plurality of resilient fingers and non-threadably coupled to the sleeve member,a first ramped surface on the axial bore of the first cap engageable with the first plurality of resilient fingers to constrict the first plurality of resilient fingers radially inwardly,the constricted first plurality of resilient fingers engageable with a fiber optic cable end portion disposed in the axial bore of the sleeve member.