Optical waveguides – With disengagable mechanical connector – Structure surrounding optical fiber-to-fiber connection
Patent
1995-08-30
1996-11-26
Bovernick, Rodney B.
Optical waveguides
With disengagable mechanical connector
Structure surrounding optical fiber-to-fiber connection
385 55, 385 56, 385 76, G02B 638
Patent
active
055794254
ABSTRACT:
A duplex connector 300 is constructed by joining together a pair of simplex connectors 10 --10 using one or more plastic clips 210. Each simplex connector includes a latch 120 for interlocking it with a jack receptacle 40, and each simplex connector includes a pair of pin-receiving holes 103-104, 163-164 on its opposite side surfaces. Each clip includes a first planar structure 211 having a pair of cylindrical pins 203-204, 263-264, having different diameters, in each of two different regions that are press-fit into the pair of simplex connectors. In one configuration, a single clip 210 is used to join the pair of simplex connectors together, side-by-side, to form a horizontally stacked duplex connector 300. In this configuration, a second planar structure 212 is pivotally attached to the top edge 214 of the first structure to prevent snagging, and to enable the user to manually deflect both latches 120--120 simultaneously. In another configuration, a pair of clips 510--510 are used to join the simplex connectors together, one on top of the other, to form a vertically stacked duplex connector 500. In this configuration, the anti-snag feature is provided by cantilever triggers 130--130 that are mounted on each simplex connector adjacent to the latches.
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Lampert Norman R.
Shevchuk George J.
Bovernick Rodney B.
Lucent Technologies - Inc.
Morra Michael A.
Sanghavi Hemang
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