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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Afl Ig Llc, Duncan, SC (US);
Inventors:
Soma Shekar Gandla, Milton Keynes, GB;
Asher Leong Raven, Milton Keynes, GB;
Assignee:
AFL IG LLC, Duncan, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 13/633 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3879 (2013.01); G02B 6/3825 (2013.01); G02B 6/3893 (2013.01); G02B 6/3897 (2013.01); H01R 13/6272 (2013.01); H01R 13/6275 (2013.01); H01R 13/6335 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connector for optically connecting an optical fiber to an optical fiber port at a leading edge of the connector, the connector comprising: a housing configured to receive the optical fiber; a latch coupled to the housing and extending from the housing toward the leading edge of the connector; and a handle coupled to the latch, the handle operable to move the latch between locked and unlocked positions with respect to the optical fiber port, wherein moving the handle away from the leading edge of the connector unlocks the latch from the optical fiber port.