Modularized insert assembly for backplane connector
AssigneeTE Connectivity Services GmbH
InventorsJames Patrick Mosier, Mark Benton, Dwight David Zitsch
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Abstract
A connector for attachment to a planar surface, said connector comprising a shell housing configured for attachment to said planar surface. an insert housing connected to said shell and defining two or more insert ferrule openings, at least one retainer attached to said insert housing and defining two or more retainer ferrule opening aligned with said insert ferrule openings, and two or more ferrule assemblies disposed within said two or more insert ferrule openings.
Claims20
A connector for attachment to a planar surface, said connector comprising:
- a shell housing configured for attachment to said planar surface;
- an insert housing connected to said shell and defining two or more insert ferrule openings;
- at least one retainer attached to said insert housing and defining two or more retainer ferrule opening aligned with said insert ferrule openings;
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- two or more ferrule assemblies disposed within said two or more insert ferrule openings.
A modularized insert assembly for connection to a shell housing, said insert assembly comprising:
- an insert housing configured to be floatably mounted within said shell housing, said insert housing defining two or more insert ferrule openings;
- at least one retainer attached to said insert housing and defining two or more retainer ferrule openings aligned with said insert ferrule openings;
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- two or more ferrule assemblies disposed within said two or more insert ferrule openings.
A method of preparing a connector assembly mounted on a planar surface, said connector assembly comprising a shell housing and an insert housing, said insert housing defining two or more insert ferrule openings, said method comprising:
- disposing two or more ferrule assemblies in said two or more insert ferrule openings;
- connecting at least one retainer to said insert housing to form a modularized insert assembly;
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- disposing said modularized insert assembly in said shell housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.