Keyed push-pull type fiber optic connection system
First Claim
1. A connection system for providing selective interconnection between a connector plug and a socket, the connection system comprising:
- a connector plug having an inner housing mounted within an outer housing, said inner housing including one or more predefined first keying geometries formed thereon, said outer housing including one or more second keying geometries formed thereon, wherein at least one of the one or more first and second keying geometries comprise first and second aligned slots respectively formed in said inner and outer housings; and
a socket adapted to receive said connector plug, said socket having an inner surface including one or more third keying geometries formed thereon;
wherein said third keying geometries are adapted to mate with said first keying geometries and said second keying geometries, wherein one of the one or more third keying geometries engages said aligned slots so as to pass through the outer housing to the inner housing.
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Abstract
A connection system for providing selective interconnection between a fiber optic connector plug and a receptacle socket. The connection system is configured for implementation in push-pull type connectors having a dual housing structure, including an inner housing and an outer housing. The connection system comprises a connector inner housing and connector outer housing having predefined keying geometries, including protrusions and channels/slots that may be formed onto the outer and inner surfaces of the respective connection devices. The connection system further comprises a receptacle socket, including protrusions and channels that may be formed onto the inner surface of the connection device. The protrusions and channels formed on the connector'"'"'s inner and outer housing are configured to mate with corresponding keying features found on the receptacle socket, thus allowing properly keyed connection devices to interconnect.
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18 Claims
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1. A connection system for providing selective interconnection between a connector plug and a socket, the connection system comprising:
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a connector plug having an inner housing mounted within an outer housing, said inner housing including one or more predefined first keying geometries formed thereon, said outer housing including one or more second keying geometries formed thereon, wherein at least one of the one or more first and second keying geometries comprise first and second aligned slots respectively formed in said inner and outer housings; and a socket adapted to receive said connector plug, said socket having an inner surface including one or more third keying geometries formed thereon; wherein said third keying geometries are adapted to mate with said first keying geometries and said second keying geometries, wherein one of the one or more third keying geometries engages said aligned slots so as to pass through the outer housing to the inner housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A connection system for providing selective interconnection between a connector plug and a socket, the connection system comprising:
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connector plug having an inner housing mounted within an outer housing, each of said inner housing and outer housing including an outer surface having one or more connector protrusions formed thereon, the outer surface of said inner housing also having at least one connector channel formed therein;
the outer surface of said outer housing having one or more slots formed therein; anda socket adapted to receive said connector plug, said socket having an inner surface including at least one socket protrusion formed thereon and at least one socket channel formed therein; wherein each of said connector protrusions formed on the outer surface of said inner housing extends through one of said slots, and each of said inner-housing connector channels is adjacent to a similarly dimensioned outer-housing slot to form a channel-socket pair; wherein each of said connector protrusions is adapted to mate with one correspondingly dimensioned socket channel and each socket protrusion is adapted to mate with one channel-socket pair. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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16. A connection system for providing selective interconnection between a connector plug and a socket, the connection system comprising:
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a connector plug having an inner housing mounted within an outer housing, said inner housing including one or more predefined first keying geometries formed thereon, said outer housing including one or more second keying geometries formed thereon, wherein the first keying geometry is offset radially from the second keying geometry; and a socket adapted to receive said connector plug, said socket having an inner surface including one or more third keying geometries formed thereon; wherein said third keying geometries are adapted to mate with said first keying geometries and said second keying geometries in one orientation to prevent improper insertion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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