Optical fiber connector
AssigneeArchtech Electronics Corporation
InventorPaul Foung
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Abstract
A fiber connector is provided. In exemplary embodiments, a fiber connector may comprise an outer housing for securing a fiber cable within the housing, the housing comprising a top wall; a bottom wall disposed opposite the top side wall; a right side wall and a left side wall, each side wall having a through opening formed to receive a latch, the side walls comprising a straight portion for maintaining the latch within the through opening; and a pair of release members slidably coupled with the side walls, each release member comprising a release mechanism for releasing the fiber connector from the latch by sliding along the side walls and forcing the latch out of the through openings with the release mechanism.
Claims20
A fiber connector comprising:
- an outer housing for securing a fiber cable within the housing;
- at least one release member slidably coupled with the outer housing, the at least one release member comprising a release mechanism for releasing the fiber connector from a latch by forcing the latch away from the outer housing.
A fiber connector comprising:
- an outer housing for securing a fiber cable within the housing, the housing comprising:
- a top wall;
- a bottom wall disposed opposite the top side wall;
- a right side wall and a left side wall, each side wall having a through opening formed to receive a latch, the side walls comprising a straight portion for maintaining the latch within the through opening;
- a pair of release members slidably coupled with the side walls, each release member comprising:
- a base comprising a projection projecting perpendicularly from a side of the base, the projection for pushing the release members into position to release the fiber connector from the latch;
- two prongs extending from the base, each prong comprising an angled portion disposed at an outermost tip of each of the prongs, the angled portions for releasing the fiber connector from the latch by sliding along the side walls and forcing the latch out of the through openings with the angled portions;
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- a housing projection extending substantially perpendicularly from a top surface of the top wall.
A duplex fiber connector comprising:
- a pair of simplex fiber connectors, each simplex fiber connector comprising:
- an outer housing for securing a fiber cable within the housing, the housing comprising:
- a top wall;
- a bottom wall disposed opposite the top side wall;
- a right side wall and a left side wall, each side wall having a through opening formed to receive a latch, the side walls comprising a straight portion for maintaining the latch within the through opening;
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- a pair of release members slidably coupled with side walls, each release member comprising a release mechanism for releasing the fiber connector from the latch by sliding along the side walls and forcing the latch out of the through openings with the angled portion;
- an upper housing and a lower housing, the upper housing and the lower housing coupled together to form a pair of connector openings, wherein the pair of simplex fiber connectors are disposed within the pair of connector openings;
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- a slide for moving each of the release members substantially simultaneously to release the each of the simplex fiber connectors from the latches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.