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AssigneeAmphenol Corporation
InventorsRitch Allen Selfridge, Robert Kenneth Chapman
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A fiber optic connector system is made up of a receptacle and a plug connector assembly in which a cylindrical MT fiber optic contact assembly of the type including a pair of contact halves arranged to capture the MT connector and form a cylindrical contact, is inserted from the rear into a connector body and held in place with a retention insert and retention clip that engages an undercut in the retention insert. The connector body of one of the plug and receptacle connectors is arranged to provide a passage for aligning mating MT connectors extending from the respective contacts of a mating pair of connectors, while environmental sealing is provided by sealing members such as o-rings extending between the insert and the connector body, with coupling of mating connectors being provided by a coupling nut that may optionally may include anti-vibration features.
A cylindrical fiber optic connector system including a cylindrical connector body and a cylindrical fiber optic contact in which is captured a rectangular fiber optic ferrule, wherein said cylindrical fiber optic contact is retained in said cylindrical connector body by a cylindrical retention insert, wherein at least one sealing member is situated between said retention insert and said cylindrical connector body, said cylindrical fiber optic contact includes a collar at a front section and said contact is held in said cylindrical connector body by engagement of a front surface of said collar with a shoulder of said connector body, and by engagement of a rear surface of said collar with a front surface of said cylindrical retention insert.
A cylindrical fiber optic connector system including a cylindrical connector body and a cylindrical fiber optic contact in which is captured a first rectangular fiber optic connector,
A cylindrical fiber optic connector system including a cylindrical connector body, a cylindrical fiber optic contact in which is captured a rectangular fiber optic ferrule, wherein said cylindrical fiber optic contact is retained in said cylindrical connector body by a cylindrical retention insert, and wherein at least one sealing member is situated between said retention insert and said cylindrical connector body and wherein said cylindrical fiber optic contact includes a first collar, a second collar and, situated between the first and second collars, a spring and a movable collar, said retention insert engaging said movable collar to retain said cylindrical fiber optic contact in said cylindrical connector body while permitting axial movement of the cylindrical fiber optic contact relative to the connector body, said spring biasing said cylindrical fiber optic contact in a forward direction.
A cylindrical fiber optic connector system including a cylindrical connector body and a cylindrical fiber optic contact in which is captured a first rectangular fiber optic connector,
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