Inventors:
Bryan T. Edwards - Camp Hill PA
David D. Erdman - Hummelstown PA
Kevin T. Monroe - Harrisburg PA
David L. Stakem - Harrisburg PA
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation - Wilmington DE
International Classification:
G02B 626
Abstract:
An elastic insert for receiving and securing an optical fiber within a passage of a housing, such as a ferrule of an fiber optic connector, when compacted therein by a plunger, the insert having deformable relief regions that are constructed to deform upon compaction so that the optical fiber is securely held by the insert, while controlling the forces exerted outwardly by the insert against the housing along the passage and a fiber optic connector for use with the insert.