Ruggedized fiber optic connector assembly
AssigneeCorning Cable Systems LLC
InventorsJames P. Luther, Thomas Theuerkorn, Xin Liu
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Abstract
A ruggedized fiber optic connector assembly includes a substantially hollow plug housing; and a glue body disposed within the substantially hollow plug housing; wherein the glue body includes a first portion that is configured to engage and retain an optical cable comprising an optical fiber and one or more strength members; wherein the glue body includes a second portion that is configured to engage and retain a connector sub-assembly comprising an optical ferrule; wherein the second portion of the glue body includes a pair of opposed snap hooks that are configured to engage a corresponding pair of opposed recesses of the connector sub-assembly; and wherein the optical fiber and the optical ferrule are optically coupled.
Claims15
A ruggedized fiber optic connector assembly, comprising:
- a substantially hollow plug housing;
- a retention body disposed within the substantially hollow plug housing, the retention body having a cable receiving end located within the substantially hollow plug housing including one or more edge channels formed into the retention body and extending inwardly from the cable receiving end as holes with open ends that slidingly receive through the cable receiving end a reinforced plastic strength member of an optical fiber drop cable encased within a drop cable sheath, the retention body having a central channel that receives an optical fiber of the optical fiber drop cable;
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- a connector sub-assembly comprising at least one optical ferrule;
- wherein the retention body has a sub-assembly receiving end opposite the cable receiving end and located within the substantially hollow plug housing that engages and retains the connector sub-assembly;
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- wherein at least a portion of the optical fiber drop cable is retained within the retention body using an adhesive;
- wherein at least a portion of the retention body is optically transparent to cure the adhesive that retains the optical fiber drop cable within the retention body.
A ruggedized fiber optic connector assembly, comprising:
- a substantially hollow plug housing;
- and
- a glue body disposed within the substantially hollow plug housing;
- wherein the glue body comprises a unitary smaller dimension portion that defines one or more edge channels having open ends at a cable receiving end and extending into the glue body that are configured to receive one or more reinforced plastic strength members of an optical fiber drop cable therein;
- wherein the glue body has a sub-assembly receiving end that is configured to engage and retain a connector sub-assembly, the connector sub-assembly comprising at least one optical ferrule;
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- wherein at least a portion of an optical cable is retained within the glue body using an adhesive such that the glue body is located between the optical cable and the connector sub-assembly;
- wherein at least a portion of the glue body is optically transparent to cure the adhesive that retains the optical fiber drop cable within the glue body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.