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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2008
Michael Lawrence Gurreri, York, PA (US);
David Robert Baechtle, Dillsburg, PA (US);
Michael Lawrence Gurreri, York, PA (US);
David Robert Baechtle, Dillsburg, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A secure transceiver system for use with a connector system comprising a set of plugs, each plug having a housing having a front and back orientation and having a front face defining an opening, said ferrule being disposed within said opening, said housing defining a first keying element on said front face around said opening, said keying element for each plug of said set of plugs being different; said secure transceiver system comprising: a set of transceivers, each transceiver having a different receptacle, each receptacle having an opening to receive said plug and a ferrule-receiving portion to receive said ferrule, said ferrule-receiving portion defining a second keying element to cooperate with said first keying element, said second keying element for each receptacle being different and being adapted to cooperate with one and only one of said first keying elements, wherein plugs and receptacles having keying elements that cooperate are mating pairs.