Patent ID: 7500789

Claim:
A fibre optic coupler assembly for optically aligning a sectioned fibre optic cable, the cable having a first end and a second end and comprising multi-core fibre optic comprising cores, the assembly comprising a first holder for holding the first end; a second holder for holding the second end comprising an aligning unit comprising a resilient construction which includes two components resiliently held together having a conduit passing through it for receiving the second end, the alignment unit rotatable with respect to the first holder for alignment of the cores of the first and second ends, and a resilient retractor, which can be pulled to retract the first end from the second end when the ends inserted in the assembly, and which, when not pulled, holds the first and second ends against each other, wherein the first holder comprises a first guide having a bore extending therethrough adjacent to a first cable lock also with a bore extending therethrough adjacent to the distal end of the aligning unit, the bores for receiving the first cable end, and wherein the lock comprises a spring pad connected by rods to a release button.