FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR WITH RELEASEABLE PULL/PUSH TAB WITH SECURING PROTRUSIONS

• US 20200132937A1
• Filed: 11/18/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SENKO Advanced Components, Inc. (SENKO Group Holdings Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: SENKO Advanced Components, Inc. (SENKO Group Holdings Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: MA, Siu Kei, WONG, Kim Man, TAKANO, Kazuyoshi
• Granted Patent: US 10,983,290 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/381 of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3882 using rods, pins or balls to align a pair of ferrule ends
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/389 characterised by the method of fastening connecting plugs and sockets, e.g. screw- or nut-lock, snap-in, bayonet type
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3893 Push-pull type, e.g. snap-in, push-on

Abstract

A fiber optic connector having a push/pull tab wherein the push/pull tab travel is limited by an internal stop to release a connector from a receptacle, and the push/pull tab is releasably secured from connector. The push/pull tab has a plural of securing protrusions that secure the tab to the connector housing.

Claims

1. A fiber optic connector comprising:

a housing having a proximal end and a distal end,

a back body having a protrusion is secured within the housing;

a push/pull tab having a front slope and a recessed face along a side; and

wherein the push/pull tab is releasably secured to the connector with the back body protrusion secured within the recessed face after the front slope is secured within a slot at a proximal end of the housing.

2. The fiber optic connector of claim 1, wherein the push/pull tab has a handle at a distal end.

3. The fiber optic connector of claim 1, wherein the securing protrusions are inserted into an opening of the housing.

4. The fiber optic connector of claim 2, wherein the push/pull tab is retracted distally and a securing protrusion travels within a channel in the housing until reaching a stop face within said housing.

5. The fiber optic connector of claim 4, wherein the connector is disconnected from an adapter after securing protrusion reaches the stop face.