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US 11,029,473 B2Granted
Fiber optic connector
AssigneeTyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
InventorsZhang Jinqiang, Zhao Liqi, Wu Xifei
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Abstract
A fiber optic connector is provided. The fiber optic connector includes a housing, a ferrule received in the housing, and an arc-shaped tail tube. The arc-shaped tail tube is secured to a rear end of the housing and includes a ring end portion and a main body. The ring end portion is connected to the rear end, while the main body extends from the ring end portion away from the housing.
Claims20
A fiber optic connector, comprising:
- a housing;
- a ferrule received in the housing;
- and
- an arc-shaped tail tube secured to a rear end of the housing and having:
- (a) a ring end portion connected to the rear end of the housing,
- (b) a main body extending from the ring end portion away from the housing,
- (c) a U-shaped groove between walls of the main body and extending along an arc path thereof, an opening of the U-shaped groove extending continuously along the arc path from the ring end portion to a distal end of the main body, and
- (d) a cable receiving passageway positioned at a proximal end of the main body and adjacent to the ring end portion and having an opening in the main body larger than the opening of the U-shaped groove, the opening of the cable receiving passageway extending through the walls of the main body and centered at a position radially offset from a center of the opening of the U-shaped groove with respect to a central axis of the arc-shaped tail tube.
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A fiber optic connector, comprising:
- a housing;
- a ferrule received in the housing;
- and
- an arc-shaped tail tube secured to a rear end of the housing and having:
- (a) a ring end portion connected to the rear end of the housing and having a semi-circle shaped protrusion on an inner wall thereof,
- (b) a main body extending from the ring end portion away from the housing,
- (c) a groove between walls of the main body and extending along an arc path thereof, an opening of the groove centered on a first side of the arc-shaped tail tube and substantially perpendicular to the arc path and extending continuously along the arc path and centered on the first side from the ring end portion to a distal end of the main body, and
- (d) a cable receiving passageway positioned at a proximal end of the main body and adjacent to the ring end portion and having an opening in the main body larger than the opening of the groove, the opening of the cable receiving passageway extending through the walls of the main body at a position offset from the opening of the groove and centered on a second radially-outward facing side of the arc-shaped tail tube distinct from the first side.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.