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Patent No.:

US 10739533 B1

Date of Patent:

Aug. 11, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 09, 2019

Receiver configured to accept a removable anchor device for securing a fiber optic connector within the receiver

Applicant:

Senko Advanced Components Inc, Marlborough, MA (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey Gniadek, Northbridge, MA (US);

Kimman Wong, Kowloon, HK;

Kazuyoshi Takano, Southborough, MA (US);

Siu Kei Ma, Hong Kong, HK;

Assignee:

Senko Advanced Components, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);

Attorney:

Edward S. Jarmolowicz, Esq.

Primary Examiner:

Jerry Rahll

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G02B 6/38 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01); H01R 13/74 (2006.01); H01R 13/506 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

G02B 6/3893 (2013.01); G02B 6/387 (2013.01); H01R 13/506 (2013.01); H01R 13/629 (2013.01); H01R 13/6271 (2013.01); H01R 13/6275 (2013.01); H01R 13/743 (2013.01); G02B 6/3825 (2013.01); G02B 6/3879 (2013.01); G02B 6/3885 (2013.01); H01R 13/6277 (2013.01);

Abstract

Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a Network system including: a connector comprising a housing comprising a groove running widthwise on a surface of the housing; and a push-pull tab comprising a complementary groove, wherein the push-pull tab is detachably connected to the housing; and a receiver device comprising one or more ports for receiving the connector, the one or more ports having an interchangeable anchor device including a first portion and a second portion; wherein the groove is configured to receive the first portion of the interchangeable anchor device when the connector is inserted into the receiving element, and wherein the complimentary groove is configured to receive the second portion of the interchangeable anchor device when the connector is inserted into the receiving element, the push-pull tab being configured to disengage the second portion of the interchangeable anchor device from the complementary groove when the push-pull tab is moved in a direction away from the connector, thereby disengaging the first portion of the interchangeable anchor device from the grove of the connector. Other aspects are described and claimed.

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