.~ With fiber splicing or coupling means (e.g., fusion splicing, end to end, side to side, etc.)
DEFINITION
Classification: 65/501
With fiber splicing or coupling means (e.g., fusion splicing, end to end, side to side, etc.):
(under subclass 483) Apparatus including means to join or fuse discrete fibers or filaments one to another.
(1) Note. This subclass includes apparatus used to connect optical fibers, optical fiber bundles, waveguides, or preforms thereof, providing a stable region of light transfer.
(2) Note. The connecting or coupling means may be mechanical or physical (i.e., permanent or disengageable).
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
385, Optical Waveguides,
15, and 53 for optical fiber or waveguide couplers or connectors, per se.
