Indicating communications components via illumination
AssigneeCommScope Connectivity UK Limited
InventorsStephen Lambourn, Ai Ling Xu, Alan Cook, Ian Miles Standish
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Abstract
A connector plug arrangement (330, 600, 700) includes a connector body (334, 610, 720); and an indication component (335, 650, 750). The indication component (335, 650, 750) includes a first portion (337, 653, 751) that is disposed at a rear end of the connector body and a second portion (339, 654, 753) that extends outwardly from the first portion (337, 653, 751). The first portion (337, 653, 751) is configured to extend along a circumferential perimeter of the connector body (334, 610, 720). The second portion (339, 654, 753) is configured to extend along the longitudinal axis of the connector body (334, 610, 720).
Claims20
A connector plug arrangement comprising:
- a connector body that is configured to terminate an optical fiber, the connector body having a longitudinal axis and an outer perimeter, the connector body defining a pocket in which a storage device can be disposed;
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- an indication component coupled to the connector body, the indication component including a first portion that is disposed at a rear end of the connector body and a second portion that extends outwardly from the first portion, the first portion being configured to extend circumferentially along the outer perimeter of the connector body, the second portion being configured to extend along the longitudinal axis of the connector body, the indication component being configured to extend over an open top of the pocket defined by the connector body.
A connector plug arrangement comprising:
- a connector body defining a pocket having an open top;
- a storage device disposed in the pocket;
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- an indication component coupled to the connector body to extend over the open top of the pocket, thereby retaining the storage device at the connector body.
A method of manufacturing a connector plug arrangement comprising:
- inserting a tube member within a rear housing to form a rear housing arrangement, the rear housing defining a pocket and tabs extending across an open top of the pocket, the tube member extends outwardly from a rear end of the rear housing;
- sliding a storage device through an open end of the rear housing and into the pocket until the storage device is disposed within the pocket, the storage device being slid between a guide surface and the tabs;
- molding an indication component onto the rear housing so that a first portion of the indication component wraps around the tube member and a second portion of the indication component extends over the open top of the pocket to seal the storage device within the rear housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.