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Optical fiber connectors and methods of connecting optical fibers

US12181721B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AFL IG LLC · US

Inventors

Soma Shekar Gandla · Milton Keynes, GB
Asher Leong Raven · Milton Keynes, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 31, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 15, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/3897
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A connector for optically connecting an optical fiber to an optical fiber port at a leading edge of the connector, the connector comprising: a housing configured to receive the optical fiber; a latch coupled to the housing and extending from the housing toward the leading edge of the connector; and a handle coupled to the latch, the handle operable to move the latch between locked and unlocked positions with respect to the optical fiber port, wherein moving the handle away from the leading edge of the connector unlocks the latch from the optical fiber port.

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