| US 7,611,291 B2 | ||
| Coupling for optical-fiber connectors | ||
| Eberhard Kahle, Berlin (Germany); Anne Kramer, Berlin (Germany); and Jörg Adomeit, Berlin (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to ADC GmbH, Berlin (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 21, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/276,076. | ||
| Application 12/276076 is a continuation of application No. 10/513243, granted, now 7,470,068, previously published as PCT/EP2003/04293, filed on Apr. 25, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 102 19 892 (DE), filed on May 03, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0136183 A1, May 28, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. G02B 6/38 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 385—70 [385/58] | 13 Claims |
| 1. A method of assembling a coupling arrangement, the method comprising:
providing a coupling housing including a sleeve extending from a first end to a second end, each end of the coupling housing
defining a sleeve opening;
obtaining a connection piece having an inner surface;
coupling a leaf spring to the connection piece, the leaf spring being moveable within the connection piece from a first position
to a second position, the leaf spring being planar when moved into the second position, the leaf spring including wings that
extend from the leaf spring over the inner surface of the connection piece to secure the leaf spring to the connection piece,
wherein the wings include tabs that are coplanar therewith, and wherein the wings define cutouts between the leaf spring and
the tabs such that the tabs are coupled to the leaf spring by reduced width planar extensions; and
coupling the connection piece to the first end of the coupling housing at the sleeve opening, wherein the leaf spring covers
the sleeve opening at the first end when the leaf spring is arranged in the first position.
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