SC optical fiber connector
AssigneeArchtech Electronics Corporation
InventorPaul Foung
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Abstract
A fiber connector is provided. In exemplary embodiments, a fiber connector may comprise an outer housing for securing a fiber cable within the housing, the housing comprising a top wall; a bottom wall disposed opposite the top side wall; a right side wall and a left side wall, each side wall having a through opening formed to receive a latch, the side walls comprising a straight portion for maintaining the latch within the through opening; and a pair of release members slidably coupled with the side walls, each release member comprising a release mechanism for releasing the fiber connector from the latch by sliding along the side walls and forcing the latch out of the through openings with the release mechanism.
Claims12
A SC fiber connector housing comprising:
- an outer housing for securing a fiber connector, the outer housing comprising a first through opening along its length for receiving the fiber connector, the outer housing comprising:
- a top wall;
- a bottom wall disposed opposite the top side wall;
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- a right side wall and a left side wall, each side wall having a second through opening formed to receive a latch of a second connector or an adapter, the side walls comprising a substantially straight portion for maintaining the latch within the respective second through opening;
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- a pair of release members slidably coupled with the side walls on surfaces of the outer housing and slidable with respect to the outer housing, each release member comprising:
- a base comprising a projection projecting substantially perpendicularly from a side of the base, the projection for pushing the release members toward a second end of the second connector or the adapter into position to release the fiber connector housing from the latch and from a first end of the second connector or the adapter, wherein the first end is substantially opposing to the second end;
- two prongs extending from the base, each prong comprising an angled portion disposed at an outermost tip of each of the prongs, the angled portions for releasing the fiber connector housing from the latch by sliding along the side walls and forcing the latch out of the respective second through openings with the angled portions;
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- a housing projection extending substantially perpendicularly from a top surface of the top wall.
A SC duplex fiber connector comprising:
- a pair of simplex fiber connectors, each simplex fiber connector comprising:
- an outer housing for securing a fiber connector, the outer housing comprising a first through opening along its length for receiving the fiber connector, the outer housing comprising:
- a top wall;
- a bottom wall disposed opposite the top side wall;
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- a right side wall and a left side wall, each side wall having a second through opening formed to receive a latch of a second connector or an adapter, the side walls comprising a substantially straight portion for maintaining the latch within the respective second through opening;
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- a pair of release members slidably coupled with side walls, each release member comprising a release mechanism for releasing the fiber connector from the latch from a first end of the second connector or the adapter, by sliding with respect to the outer housing toward a second end of the second connector or the adapter along the side walls and forcing the latch out of the second through openings;
- an upper housing and a lower housing, the upper housing and the lower housing coupled together to form a pair of connector openings, wherein the pair of simplex fiber connectors are disposed within the pair of connector openings;
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- a slide for moving each of the release members substantially simultaneously to release the each of the simplex fiber connectors from the latches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.