Duplex style fiber optic connector interface assembly
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorPaul John Pepe
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Abstract
A yoke member is provided for selective insertion into a passage of a first-half housing portion of a connector interface assembly, wherein the first-half housing portion is selectively matable with a complementary second-half housing portion. The yoke member includes a base wall; a pair of side walls; and an intermediate wall disposed between the side walls. The base wall, the pair of side walls and the intermediate wall define a pair of channels. A fiber optic connector is selectively positionable within each channel of the yoke member.
Claims19
A connector interface assembly for fiber optic cabling, the connector interface assembly comprising:
- a first-half housing portion including a central body portion defining a passage therethrough;
- a second-half housing portion connectable to the first-half housing portion, the second-half housing portion including a body defining a passage therethrough, the body being configured and dimensioned for receiving the central body portion of the first-half housing portion therein;
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- a duplex connector assembly operatively supportable in the passage of the central body portion of the first-half housing portion, the duplex connector assembly including a pair of fiber optic connectors, each connector including a connector body and being configured and adapted to terminate a fiber optic cable,
- wherein a distal end portion of the fiber optic connectors is receivable in a corresponding complementary connector receptacle provided in the second-half housing portion.
In an improved connector interface assembly for fiber optic cabling, wherein the connector interface assembly includes a first-half housing portion connectable with a complementary second-half housing portion, and wherein the first-half housing portion includes a central body portion defining a passage therethrough and the second-half housing portion includes a body defining a passage therethrough, the improvement comprising:
- a yoke member configured and adapted to support a pair of fiber optic connectors, and configured and adapted for insertion into the passage of the central body portion, wherein at least a portion of the yoke member is positionable in the passage of the body of the second-half housing portion.
A yoke member for insertion into a passage of a first-half housing portion of a connector interface assembly, the first-half housing portion being matable with a complementary second-half housing portion, the yoke member comprising:
- a base wall;
- a pair of side walls;
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- a single intermediate wall disposed between the side walls, wherein the base wall, the pair of side walls and the intermediate wall define a pair of channels, wherein a fiber optic connector is positionable within each channel of the yoke member.
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