Fiber optic connection system

US10048447B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA · BE

Inventors

• Danny Willy August Verheyden · Gelrode, BE
• Johan GEENS · Bunsbeek, BE
• Lodewijk Van Noten · Louvain-la-Neuve, BE
• Stephane COLLART · Olen, BE
• Dirk Jozef G. Van De Weyer · Beringen, BE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 29, 2014
• Grant date: Aug 14, 2018
• Expiry date: Oct 29, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/44528
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A fiber optic adapter (736/836) includes a body configured to mate a first fiber optic connector (12) with a second fiber optic connector (50), the first and second fiber optic connectors (12,50) including latches (60) for mating with catches (771) of the adapter (736/836) for releasably engaging the first and second connectors (12,50) with the fiber optic adapter (736/836), wherein the latches (60) are configured to be unlatched from the catches (771) by direct contact with the latches (60). The adapter (736/836) includes a release mechanism (702/802) for allowing a user to release the latch (60) of at least one of the first and second fiber optic connectors (12,50) from the adapter (736/836) without directly contacting the latch (60) of the at least one of the first and second fiber optic connectors (12,50).