Interconnect assembly for wall outlet
US5142597A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3851
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An interconnect assembly 1 includes an adapter assembly 15, a coupling bushing 13 and an insert 14. The assembly 1 is situated within a wall outlet 2 having a hood assembly 4 with an aperature 8 for receiving therethrough a plug terminated optical fiber cable. The plug is received through the aperture 8 and interconnected by means of the interconnect assembly 1 with a second optical fiber cable. The assembly 1 comprises a receptacle housing 18 having at least one forward extending compartment structure 46, open at a front receiving face and a receptacle 17 within the housing 18 for receiving the first optical cable within the compartment structure 46 for connection to the plug terminating the first optical fiber cable. The assembly 1 further comprises an insert 13 with a guide port 56. The guide port 56 receives the forward extending compartment structure 46 of the receptacle housing 18 with the receptacle 17. The insert 13 further includes connecting means for securing the insert 13 to the hood assembly 4 of the wall outlet 2.
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