Ultra-small form factor optical connectors
First Claim
1. A transceiver including an optical receptacle for receiving an optical connector, the transceiver optical receptacle comprising:
- a transceiver optical receptacle including an optical receptacle outer housing wall having a thickness;
an optical receptacle hook opening formed within the optical receptacle outer housing wall, the optical receptacle hook opening extending through the entire thickness of the outer housing wall;
a receptacle hook received within the transceiver optical receptacle housing, the receptacle hook configured to retain an optical connector within the transceiver optical receptacle, the receptacle hook comprising a hook arm that is configured to resiliently deflect outwardly to a flexed position as the optical connector is inserted into the transceiver optical receptacle and to resiliently rebound inwardly to retain the optical connector within the transceiver optical receptacle;
wherein the optical receptacle hook opening is positioned so that at least a portion of the hook arm of the receptacle hook is received in the optical receptacle hook opening in the flexed position.
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Abstract
An optical receptacle for receiving an optical connector is provided. The optical receptacle may be part of an optical transceiver or an optical adapter. The optical receptacle includes an optical receptacle outer housing wall. An optical receptacle hook opening is formed within the optical receptacle outer housing wall. A receptacle hook is received within the optical receptacle housing, the receptacle hook being configured to retain an optical connector within the optical receptacle. The optical receptacle hook opening is positioned to accommodate the receptacle hook in a flexed position when an optical connector in inserted into the optical receptacle.
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1. A transceiver including an optical receptacle for receiving an optical connector, the transceiver optical receptacle comprising:
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a transceiver optical receptacle including an optical receptacle outer housing wall having a thickness; an optical receptacle hook opening formed within the optical receptacle outer housing wall, the optical receptacle hook opening extending through the entire thickness of the outer housing wall; a receptacle hook received within the transceiver optical receptacle housing, the receptacle hook configured to retain an optical connector within the transceiver optical receptacle, the receptacle hook comprising a hook arm that is configured to resiliently deflect outwardly to a flexed position as the optical connector is inserted into the transceiver optical receptacle and to resiliently rebound inwardly to retain the optical connector within the transceiver optical receptacle; wherein the optical receptacle hook opening is positioned so that at least a portion of the hook arm of the receptacle hook is received in the optical receptacle hook opening in the flexed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An optical adapter for an optical connector, comprising:
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an adapter housing including an adapter outer housing wall having a thickness; an optical receptacle hook opening formed within the adapter outer housing wall, the optical receptacle hook opening extending through the entire thickness of the adapter outer housing wall; an optical receptacle hook received within the adapter housing, the optical receptacle hook configured to retain an optical connector within the optical adapter, the receptacle hook comprising a hook arm that is configured to resiliently deflect outwardly to a flexed position as the optical connector is inserted into the adapter housing and to resiliently rebound inwardly to retain the optical connector within the adapter; wherein the receptacle hook opening is positioned so that at least a portion of the hook arm of the receptacle hook is received in the optical receptacle hook opening in the flexed position. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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