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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2017
Commscope Technologies Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Steven C. Zimmel, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Yu Lu, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Patrick J. Nault, Carver, MN (US);
Scott C. Kowalczyk, Savage, MN (US);
Scott Droege, Burnsville, MN (US);
Brent Campbell, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Christopher Stroth, Lakeville, MN (US);
CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic connector and cable assembly includes a cable and a fiber optic connector. The connector has a main connector body, a ferrule, a spring for biasing the ferrule, and a spring push for retaining the spring within the main connector body. A crimp band is provided for securing the fiber optic cable to the fiber optic connector. The crimp band includes a first portion securing a cable strength member. The crimp band also includes a second portion crimped down on a jacket of the cable. The crimp band further includes an inner surface having gripping structures for gripping the strength member and/or the jacket.