Spring clip assembly for fiber optic adapter
US6471414B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3898
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus having at least one spring clip disposed on a connector adapter housing for releasably mating with an opening in an enclosure, the housing having fiber optic cables connected to opposed ends of the housing. When connected through an opening in an enclosure, the connector adapter housing maintains alignment of the opposed fiber optic cables for optical communication. The spring clip includes at least one clip member disposed upwardly from the surface of the spring clip. The spring clip is slidably inserted through a groove on at least one surface of the aligned connector housings. For release of the aligned connector housings, the spring clip is manipulated to slide along the groove, to compress the at least one clip member, allowing the housing to be removed from the enclosure opening for separation of the fiber optic cables from optical communication.
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