Rotary clip for duplex polarity change
AssigneeLeviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorCharles R. Bragg
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Abstract
A paired simplex fiber optic connector assembly comprises a clip that holds two simplex LC connectors together to yield a duplex connector that can be plugged into a duplex adapter. In some embodiments, the two simplex connectors are held in place by rails formed on both sides of the clip. In other embodiments, a side arm is formed on each side of the clip, the side arm comprising a hub that extends from the clip and a non-circular flange formed on the end of the hub. The flange is configured to engage with channels formed on the sides of the simplex connectors, thereby holding the simplex connectors in place. The simplex connectors are attached to the clip by rotating the connectors about the flange, thereby engaging the channels with the flanges.
Claims20
A connector assembly, comprising:
- a simplex connector comprising a channel formed on a side of the simplex connector;
- and
- a clip comprising a plate with a side arm formed on a side of the plate, the side arm comprising a hub that extends from the plate and a flange formed on an end of the hub,
- wherein the channel is configured to fit over the flange while the simplex connector is oriented at a first angle relative to the plate, and to engage with the flange in response to rotation of the simplex connector about the flange to a second angle relative to the plate.
A method for assembling a paired simplex connector, comprising:
- fitting a first simplex connector over a first side arm formed on a first side of a clip, wherein the aligning the first simplex connector comprises orienting the first simplex connector at a first angle that allows a first flange formed on the first side arm to fit inside a first channel formed on the first simplex connector;
- rotating the first simplex connector about the first flange to a second angle, wherein the rotating the first simplex connector causes the first channel to engage with the first flange;
- fitting a second simplex connector over a second side arm formed on a second side of the clip, wherein the aligning the second simplex connector comprises orienting the second simplex connector at the first angle that allows a second flange formed on the second side arm to fit inside a second channel formed on the second simplex connector;
- rotating the second simplex connector about the second flange to the second angle, wherein the rotating the second simplex connector causes the second channel to engage with the second flange,
- wherein, while the first simplex connector is engaged with the first side arm and the second simplex connector is engaged with the second side arm, the first simplex connector is held substantially parallel to the second simplex connector.
A paired simplex connector, comprising:
- a first simplex connector and a second simplex connector held in a duplex formation by a clip,
- wherein
- a first flange formed on a first side of the clip is configured to fit into a first channel formed on a side of the first simplex connector, and the first simplex connector attaches to the first flange in response to a rotation of the first simplex connector about the first flange, and
- a second flange formed on a second side of the clip is configured to fit into a second channel formed on a side of the second simplex connector, and the second simplex connector attaches to the second flange in response to a rotation of the second simplex connector about the second flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.