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US 6,398,422 B1Granted
Dual-function dust cover
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsB. Daniel Szilagyi, Scot A. Ernst, Igor Grois
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Abstract
A dual-function dust cover is provided for a fiber optic connector having a mating end. The dust includes a securing portion for facilitating securing the dust cover to the fiber optic connector to protecting at least a portion of the mating end thereof. The dust cover also includes a pulling portion for attachment thereto of a pulling device to facilitate pulling the connector through an appropriate structure.
Claims10
A fiber optic connector assembly, comprising:
- a fiber optic connector for termination to an optical fiber cable and including a mating end, a plug portion at the mating end, a fiber-terminating ferrule exposed at the plug portion, an alignment pin projecting from the mating end and a jack screw adjacent the mating end;
- a dust cover including a mating face and a receptacle for receiving the plug portion at the mating end of the fiber optic connector, a recess in a base of the receptacle for accommodating said ferrule, a hole for receiving said alignment pin and an internally threaded hole for receiving said jack screw to secure the dust cover to the connector;
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- said dust cover including a pulling portion for attachment thereto of a pulling device to facilitate pulling the connector and terminated optical fiber cable through an appropriate structure.
1 more element
A dual-function dust cover for a fiber optic connector having a mating end, comprising:
- a securing portion for facilitating securing the dust cover to the fiber optic connector to protect at least a portion of the mating end thereof;
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- a pulling portion for attachment thereto of a pulling device to facilitate pulling the connector through an appropriate structure, wherein said dust cover includes an internally threaded hole for receiving a jack screw of the fiber optic connector to secure the dust cover to the connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.