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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2003
Charles Linsday Bates, III, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
James Edward Novacoski, Yucaipa, CA (US);
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An optic fiber connector includes a housing ( ) with a through passageway ( ) and an optic fiber terminus assembly ( ) lying in the passageway, the connector having a simple retainer assembly means prevents inadvertent rearward pullout of the terminus assembly from the passageway but which enables simple removal of the terminus assembly when desired. The housing has a rear portion with a groove ( ) that extends circumferentially about the housing to weaken it at the groove, the groove lying forward of a retainer part formed by a pair of housing projections ( ). A rear part ( ) of the housing can be broken off from the main part ( ) of the housing at the groove, to thereby remove the retainer part on the housing and allow the terminus assembly to be removed from the housing and inserted into a new housing. The rear part of the housing is broken when the cable is pulled partially rearward and at perhaps 45° to the housing axis ( ).