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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2001
Charles Linsday Bates, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Peter Joseph Hyzin, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Front and rear optical fiber connectors ( ) can be mated and unmated from the front, while the rear connector and the rear portion ( ) of the front connector can be removed for cleaning and replacement from the rear. A jackscrew ( ) with a handle ( ) at the front, extends through the connectors and has a threaded rear end ( ) for engaging a nut ( ) on the rear connector. The jackscrew also can be operated from the rear to remove the rear connector for maintenance. A spring ( ) urges the jackscrew forwardly, to allow a person to sense when the jackscrew has not engaged the nut. A front connector frame ( ) has a vertical divider ( ) forming a pair of cavities ( ) that receive shaped body elements ( ). U-shaped brackets ( ) hold a back plate ( ) to each connector. Alignment pins ( ) are coupled through springs ( ) to the rear connector.