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Fiber optic connector

US9046660B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by

1References

5Claims

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Assignee

NEXANS · FR

Inventors

Paul Michael Good · Lancaster, US
Greg Heffner · Ephrata, US
William E. Ayres, III · Center Valley, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 3, 2013
Grant date	Jun 2, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 3, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/3893
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fiber optic connector has an opening for receiving a fiber optic cable, a pair of locating pins positioned adjacent to a front end ferrule and a housing for providing a covering between the opening and the locating pins. The locating pins are configured to be moveable between a first forward position where the locating pins extend out of the front ferrule and the housing and a second retracted position where the locating pins are retracted within the front ferrule and the housing. The locating pins are moveable from the first forward position and the second retracted position by a user via a mechanism accessible outside of the housing and without opening the housing.

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