CONNECTOR SECONDARY LATCH
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Abstract
A secondary latch (50) is provided for an electrical or optic fiber connector (12) that has a housing (22) with a housing body (24) and with a primary latch (26) with a front end (30) merging with the housing body and a rear end forming a handle (42) that can be depressed to release the latch and allow the connector to be withdrawn from a terminus coupling (16), the secondary latch preventing unintentional unlatching of the primary latch. The secondary latch includes a sleeve (60) that extends around the housing body and that can slide forward and rearward thereon, and a wedge part (52) that is wedged between a lower surface (56) of the handle and a top surface (54) of the housing body.
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7. Apparatus for use with a connector that includes a housing having a housing body that is elongated in front and rear longitudinal directions and that has a housing body top, said housing having a primary latch that is integrally molded with said housing body and that has a pair of largely rearwardly-facing latch shoulders and a handle that can be depressed to move down said latch shoulders, the handle having a lower handle surface that is spaced above said housing body top, wherein said apparatus prevents inadvertent downward movement of the primary latch handle, comprising:
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a secondary latch that forms a sleeve constructed to extend closely around said housing body and to slide forward and rearward therealong, said sleeve having a top, and said secondary latch includes a wedge part coupled to said sleeve to slide forward and rearward with said sleeve;
said wedge part extends to a position forward of said sleeve top and has upper and lower wedge surfaces that simultaneously substantially contact said handle lower surface and said housing body top when said handle slides to a forward position. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. Apparatus for use with an optic fiber connector that includes a housing having a housing body that is elongated in front and rear longitudinal directions and that has a housing body top, said housing body having a passageway that holds an optic fiber terminus, said housing also having a primary latch that is integrally molded with said housing body and that has at least one largely rearwardly-facing latch shoulder and a handle that can be depressed to move down said latch shoulder, the handle having a lower handle surface that is spaced above said housing body top, wherein said apparatus prevents inadvertent downward movement of the primary latch handle, comprising:
a secondary latch that has a sleeve constructed to extend at least partially around said housing body to lie at opposite sides of the body, and to slide forward and rearward therealong, said sleeve having a top, and said secondary latch includes an engaging part coupled to said sleeve to slide forward and rearward with said sleeve, said engaging part having an upper surface that contacts said handle lower surface when said handle slides to a forward position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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