Remote release tab connector assembly
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1. An optical fiber connector comprising:
- a housing, body and coupling portion;
a latch located on a surface of the housing, wherein the latch has at least one latch cutout position on a surface of the latch configured to engage a corresponding adapter opening for securing the connector within the adapter; and
a remote release tab extending lengthwise from a first end portion adjacent to the housing to a free second end portion, the remote release tab comprising a deformable region between the first and second end portions, the deformable region being connected to the latch, the deformable region being configured to deform when the second end portion is pulled away from the first end portion such that the deformation of the deformable region deflects the latch for releasing the at least one latch cutout position from the corresponding adapter opening.
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Abstract
An optical fiber connector assembly comprises at least one connector having a latching arm for coupling to an adapter, and a remote release tab having a protrusion configured to cooperate with the adapter to depress said latching arm when the remote release tab is pulled relative to the adapter. The optical fiber connector assembly may further be configured to have a deformable region at one end of the pull tab operatively connector to the latch arm assembly for releasing the connector from the adapter.
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17 Claims
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1. An optical fiber connector comprising:
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a housing, body and coupling portion; a latch located on a surface of the housing, wherein the latch has at least one latch cutout position on a surface of the latch configured to engage a corresponding adapter opening for securing the connector within the adapter; and a remote release tab extending lengthwise from a first end portion adjacent to the housing to a free second end portion, the remote release tab comprising a deformable region between the first and second end portions, the deformable region being connected to the latch, the deformable region being configured to deform when the second end portion is pulled away from the first end portion such that the deformation of the deformable region deflects the latch for releasing the at least one latch cutout position from the corresponding adapter opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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10. An optical fiber connector comprising:
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a housing, body and coupling portion; and a latch located on a surface of the housing wherein the latch is configured to engage a corresponding adapter for securing the connector within the adapter, and a remote release tab extending lengthwise from a first end portion adjacent to the housing to a free second end portion, the remote release tab comprising a deformable region between the first and second end portions, the deformable region being connected to the latch, the deformable region being configured to deform when the second end portion is pulled away from the first end portion such that the deformation of the deformable region deflects the latch for releasing the latch from the adapter.
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