公开(公告)号：US20190258010A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-22

申请号：US16329481

申请日：2017-08-25

Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： David John ANDERSON ,  David Thomas BROWN

IPC: G02B6/38

Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relates generally to incorporating an index matching gel within a HMFOC such that as the HMFOC is mated, fiber tips protruding from multi-fiber ferrules of the HMFOC pass through the indexing matching gel to remove contaminates therefrom. The present disclosure also relates to a method of removing contaminates from optical fibers upon mating a hardened multi-fiber optical connector (HMFOC) with another HMFOC.

公开(公告)号：US20240192449A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18553959

申请日：2022-04-06

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Tyler John ROYER ,  Robert Charles FLAIG ,  Michael S. RIEGEL ,  Michael Lawrence GURRERI ,  Brent CAMPBELL ,  Adam Verne BROUGHTON ,  David John ANDERSON ,  Michael Aaron KADAR-KALLEN ,  Josiah D. KADAR-KALLEN ,  Michael W. ZITSCH

IPC: G02B6/38

CPC classification number: G02B6/3831 ,  G02B6/3825 ,  G02B6/38875

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications connector. The connector includes at least one connector portion including a front housing portion coupled to a rear housing portion. The front housing portion defines a front end and a rear end, the front housing portion including a ferrule terminating a cable fixed to the at least one connector portion, the front housing portion further including a latch that is configured to contact a fiber optic adapter for locking the connector to the fiber optic adapter when the connector is inserted into the fiber optic adapter, wherein the latch is movable about a connection location on the front housing portion. The latch defines a permanently attached rear extension that extends rearward past the rear end of the front housing portion, the rear extension configured to be contacted for moving the latch for freeing the connector from the fiber optic adapter.