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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2003
Sepehr Kiani, Watertown, MA (US);
Richard F. Roth, Brookline, NH (US);
Sepehr Kiani, Watertown, MA (US);
Richard F. Roth, Brookline, NH (US);
Amphenol Corporation, Wallingford, CT (US);
Abstract
An optical connector assembly including an adapter. Each piece of the connector includes a ferrule carrier that is mounted in a housing. An adapter is used to align the connector housings. The adapter has a latching member that includes an exposed surface. The surface is accessible such that it can be pressed by a human operator to unlatch a connector inserted into the adapter. When pressed, the latching member slides so that latching features on the member slide clear of complementary features on the connector housing, thereby allowing the connector to release from the adapter. The connector also includes visually distinctive chips that can be inserted in the ferrule carriers or the adapter. By matching the chips in the different components, an assembler can easily recognize the appropriate ferrule carrier to be inserted the appropriate adapter position.
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