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US 9,435,962 B2Granted
Keyed insert cap for a fiber optic connector
AssigneeOptical Cable Corporation
InventorVincent A. Wouters
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Abstract
An insert cap for a fiber optic connector defines a key for mating connectors.
Claims12
An insert cap for a fiber optic connector comprising:
- a tower defining a rising edge, said rising edge having a bifurcated surface defining a key shape and a receptacle;
- said rising edge comprising at least one upwardly sloping contour defining said key shape;
- a central threaded bore being sized and configured to allow for attachment of a handle with a corresponding thread pattern to remove the insert cap from the fiber optic connector to clean the tips of the optical fibers used in conjunction with the connector;
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- wherein said key shape comprises a pair of sloping edges terminating at respective top edges and including a rounded base having shoulders extending from said rounded base.
2 more elements
An insert cap for a fiber optic connector comprising:
- a tower extending substantially perpendicularly from a face of the insert cap and defining a rising edge and a top surface of said tower;
- a key shape extending from said face toward said top surface and including a rounded base and at least one shoulder extending from a top edge of said key shape toward said rising edge of said tower;
- a receptacle defined within said rising edge of said tower, said receptacle defined by an excavated region of said rising edge of said tower;
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- a central threaded bore being sized and configured to allow for attachment of a handle with a corresponding thread pattern to remove the insert cap from the fiber optic connector to clean the tips of the optical fibers used in conjunction with the connector.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.