Field installable cable termination system and method

A termination for a fiber optic cable, comprising

• an optical connector for a fiber optic member,
• a collar having a hollow interior in which at least part of the optical connector is positionable, and
• a retainer mechanism including a retaining clip positionable with respect to the collar at a location to block exiting of the optical connector from the collar;
• further comprising a resilient member on the collar to provide a watertight seal with another device to which the termination may be connected
• further comprising a stop on the collar configured to guide positioning of the resilient member on the collar.

A termination for a fiber optic cable, comprising

• an optical connector for a fiber optic member,
• a collar having a hollow interior in which at least part of the optical connector is positionable, and
• a retainer mechanism including a retaining clip positionable with respect to the collar at a location to block exiting of the optical connector from the collar;
• the retainer mechanism further comprising an opening in a wall of the collar configured to receive the retaining clip in position to block exiting of the optical connector from the collar past the retaining clip;
• wherein the opening in a wall of the collar is a slot-like opening having respective interior walls, wherein the retaining clip has a base and a protrusion positionable to protrude through the slot-like opening into the hollow interior of the collar to block withdrawing of the optical connector from the collar, and wherein the retaining clip includes a pair of arms positionable into respective portions of the slot-like opening to engage respective interior walls of the slot-like opening to resist exiting of the retainer clip from the slot-like opening.

A method of assembling a cable termination assembly, comprising

• positioning at least part of a cable and connector in a hollow collar, and
• inserting a retainer clip through an opening in a wall of the collar in position to block withdrawing of the connector from one end of the collar;
• wherein the opening in the collar projects radially through the collar wall from an outer perimeter of the collar wall toward the hollow interior, and
• wherein the inserting comprises inserting the retainer clip radially inwardly into the opening in the collar wall.