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AssigneeFitel USA Corp.
InventorsJerry Max Anderson, James C. Bandy, Gregory Alen Sandels, Daniel Lee Stephenson
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An adapter for an optical fiber connector has a switch mounted therein and an actuation lever contained therein for actuating the switch to turn optical power on. The lever has an enlarged rear portion separated from a front portion by a flexible web. The adapter has an opening therein for receiving a connector plug which is masked by the enlarged portion of the lever when in the operative position. When a plug is to be inserted, the enlarged portion is bent up to unmask the opening. After the plug is inserted, the rear portion is aligned with the front portion of the lever and the lever slid forward to actuate the switch. In the forward position, the enlarged portion prevents access to the latching arm of the connector plug so that it cannot be removed while the power is on. The lever must be slid to the rear, turning off the power, before the connector can be removed. Latches maintain the lever in its forward, or Power On position, which can be overcome to permit sliding the lever to the rear, or Power Off position, before access to the connector plug latching arm can be had.
An optical fiber coupling adapter assembly comprising:
A method of forming an active optical fiber connection with a buildout coupling adapter wherein the adapter comprises a base member and a cap member, the base member having a connector plug receptacle and a sensing mechanism and the cap member having a connector plug receptacle and an actuation lever slidably mounted thereon, the actuation lever having a Power Off and a Power On position, said cap member further having latching members for latching the cap member to the base member, comprising the steps of
An optical fiber coupling adapter assembly comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.