Connector system with physical security feature
US8961031B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3893
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A connector system comprising a set of plug housings, each plug housing having a front face and defining a first keying element at least partially on the front face, the first keying element of each plug housing in the set of plug housings being different, a set of receptacles, each receptacle being an adapter configured to connect two plugs together, each receptacle defining a front opening and a second keying element projecting from at least one interior surface of the receptacle into the front interior space of the receptacle, the second keying element of the each receptacle of the set of receptacles being different and being adapted to cooperate with the first keying element of one and only one plug housing of the set of plug housings such that each receptacle of the set of receptacles mates with only one plug housing of the set of plug housings.
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