Fiber optic couplers
AssigneeCorning Research & Development Corporation
InventorZachary Michael Thompson
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Abstract
A fiber optic coupler includes a coupler housing, an inner housing for releasably receiving a fiber optic connector, a release sleeve, and a retainer. The release sleeve is mounted to the inner housing within the coupler housing and is translatable within the coupler housing between a first position and a second position. The retainer is moveably mounted to the inner housing and engaged with the release sleeve, wherein movement of the release sleeve from the first position to the second position causes the retainer to move radially relative to the inner housing from a locking position to an unlocking position to release the fiber optic connector.
Claims20
A fiber optic coupler comprising:
- a coupler housing;
- an inner housing for releasably receiving a fiber optic connector;
- a release sleeve mounted to the inner housing within the coupler housing and translatable within the coupler housing between a first position and a second position;
- and
- a retainer moveably mounted to the inner housing and engaged with the release sleeve, wherein movement of the release sleeve from the first position to the second position causes the retainer to move radially relative to the inner housing from a locking position to an unlocking position to release the fiber optic connector.
A fiber optic coupler comprising:
- a coupler housing;
- an inner housing for releasably receiving a fiber optic connector, the inner housing defining a radial pass-through extending radially into an interior of the inner housing;
- a release sleeve mounted to the inner housing within the coupler housing and translatable within the coupler housing between a first position and a second position;
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- a retainer moveably mounted to the inner housing and engaged with the release sleeve, wherein movement of the release sleeve from the first position to the second position causes the retainer to move radially relative to the inner housing from a locking position, wherein a retaining edge of the retainer extend through the radial pass-through, to an unlocking position to release the fiber optic connector, wherein the retaining edge is at least partially withdrawn through the radial pass-through.
A fiber optic coupler, comprising:
- an adapter housing comprising a first receiving end a second receiving end;
- a first releasable locking assembly for receiving a first fiber optic connector positioned in the first receiving end;
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- a second releasable locking assembly for receiving a second fiber optic connector positioned in the second receiving end, wherein the first and second releasable locking assemblies comprise:
- an inner housing for releasably receiving a respective fiber optic connector, the inner housing defining a radial pass-through extending radially into an interior of the inner housing;
- a release sleeve mounted to the inner housing within the adapter housing and translatable within the adapter housing between a first position and a second position;
- and
- a retainer moveably mounted to the inner housing and engaged with the release sleeve, wherein movement of the release sleeve from the first position to the second position causes the retainer to move radially relative to the inner housing from a locking position to an unlocking position to release the respective fiber optic connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.