Clip device for facilitating insertion and removal of a push-pull fiber optic connector

A clip device for facilitating insertion and removal of a push-pull fiber optic connector, the fiber optic connector including an outer housing that permits a front plug end to extend out thereof, the outer housing having a protrusion member proximate to the front plug end, and opposite lateral shoulder faces distal from the front plug end, said clip device comprising:

• a clip adapted to detachably hold the outer housing of the fiber optic connector, said clip including a front engaging portion that is adapted to be detachably sleeved on the outer housing of the fiber optic connector and that is adapted to be disposed in front of and abut against the protrusion member of the outer housing of the fiber optic connector, and a rear abutting portion that is adapted to be disposed behind and abut against the lateral shoulder faces of the outer housing of the fiber optic connector;
• and
• a gripping handle extending from said rear abutting portion of said clip;
• wherein, when said clip holds the outer housing of the fiber optic connector, a rearward removal force applied to said gripping handle is transmitted from said front engaging portion of said clip to the protrusion member of the outer housing of the fiber optic connector, thereby facilitating removal of the fiber optic connector;
• and
• wherein, when said clip holds the outer housing of the fiber optic connector, a frontward insertion force applied to said gripping handle is transmitted from said rear abutting portion of said clip to the lateral shoulder faces of the outer housing of the fiber optic connector, thereby facilitating insertion of the fiber optic connector.