Ferrule Push
AssigneeUS Conec Ltd.
InventorsMitchell Cloud, Craig M. Conrad, Jason Higley, Darrell R. Childers
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Abstract
A fiber optic ferrule push includes a main body extending between a front end and a rear end, the main body having a central opening extending between the front end and the rear end to receive a plurality of optical fibers therethrough, a front facing surface configured to engage a rear surface of a fiber optic ferrule, and at least one projection extending outward from the main body to engage a housing configured to receive the fiber optic ferrule, the fiber optic ferrule push may also include a key extending outward from a surface of the main body. The fiber optic ferrule push may be paired with a fiber optic ferrule in a fiber optic assembly.
Claims20
A fiber optic ferrule push comprising:
- a main body extending between a front end and a rear end, the main body having a central opening extending between the front end and the rear end to receive a plurality of optical fibers therethrough;
- a front facing surface at the front end of the main body to push a fiber optic ferrule into a housing upon application of a push force to the fiber optic ferrule push;
- and
- at least one projection extending outward from the main body to engage the housing configured to receive the fiber optic ferrule,
- wherein the at least one projection is in a front quarter of the main body, and
- wherein the at least one projection is configured to flex into a space between the projection and the main body thereby allowing the fiber optic ferrule push to be inserted into the housing.
A fiber optic ferrule push comprising:
- a main body extending between a front end and a rear end, the main body having a central opening extending between the front end and the rear end to receive a plurality of optical fibers therethrough;
- a front facing surface at the front end of the main body to push a fiber optic ferrule into a housing upon application of a push force to the fiber optic ferrule push;
- and
- a projection extending outward from the main body to engage the housing configured to receive the fiber optic ferrule,
- wherein the projection is in a front quarter of the main body, and
- wherein the projection is configured to flex from an initial position thereof into a space between the projection and the main body thereby allowing the fiber optic ferrule push to be inserted into the housing.
A fiber optic ferrule push comprising:
- a main body extending between a front end and a rear end, the main body having a central opening extending between the front end and the rear end to receive a plurality of optical fibers therethrough;
- a front facing surface at the front end of the main body to push a fiber optic ferrule into a housing upon application of a push force to the fiber optic ferrule push;
- and
- an arm extending from a side of the main body;
- and
- at least one projection extending outward from the main body at an end of the arm to engage the housing configured to receive the fiber optic ferrule,
- wherein the at least one projection is toward the front end of the main body, and
- wherein the at least one projection is configured to flex into a space between the projection and the main body thereby allowing the fiber optic ferrule push to be inserted into the housing wherein the projection is at an end of.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.