Telecommunications connector with latch release mechanism

A telecommunications connector comprising:

• at least one connector portion including a front housing portion coupled to a rear housing portion, the front housing portion defining a front end and a rear end, the front housing portion including a ferrule terminating a cable fixed to the at least one connector portion, the front housing portion further including a latch that is configured to contact a fiber optic adapter for locking the telecommunications connector to the fiber optic adapter when the telecommunications connector is inserted into the fiber optic adapter, wherein the latch is movable about a connection location on the front housing portion, the front housing portion further including a movable release trigger configured to contact the latch for moving the latch about the connection location for freeing the telecommunication connector from the fiber optic adapter, the movable release trigger defining a rear extension that extends rearward past the rear end of the front housing portion, the rear extension of the movable release trigger configured to be contacted for moving the latch for freeing the telecommunications connector from the fiber optic adapter, the movable release trigger non-removably attached to the front housing portion.

A telecommunications connector comprising:

• at least one connector portion including a front housing portion coupled to a rear housing portion, the front housing portion defining a front end and a rear end, the front housing portion including a ferrule terminating a cable fixed to the at least one connector portion, the front housing portion further including a latch that is configured to contact a fiber optic adapter for locking the telecommunications connector to the fiber optic adapter when the telecommunications connector is inserted into the fiber optic adapter, wherein the latch is movable about a connection location on the front housing portion, the front housing portion further including a movable release trigger configured to contact the latch for moving the latch about the connection location for freeing the telecommunication connector from the fiber optic adapter, the movable release trigger defining a rear extension that extends rearward past the rear end of the front housing portion, the rear extension of the movable release trigger configured to be contacted for moving the latch for freeing the telecommunications connector from the fiber optic adapter, wherein a majority of a length of the movable release trigger is configured to overlap the latch.

A telecommunications connector comprising:

• at least one connector portion including a front housing portion coupled to a rear housing portion, the front housing portion defining a front end and a rear end, the front housing portion including a ferrule terminating a cable fixed to the at least one connector portion, the front housing portion further including a latch that is configured to contact a fiber optic adapter for locking the telecommunications connector to the fiber optic adapter when the telecommunications connector is inserted into the fiber optic adapter, wherein the latch is movable between a raised latching position and a lowered release position, wherein the latch is spring-biased toward the lowered release position;
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• a movable wedge structure configured to keep the latch in the raised position against the bias of the latch when the wedge structure is at least partially inserted under the latch, wherein the wedge structure is configured such that when the wedge structure is moved away from the front end of the front housing portion, the latch automatically moves to the lowered release position to free the telecommunications connector from the fiber optic adapter.