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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2006
Bogdan Andrei, Lisle, IL (US);
Yuriy Belenkiy, Wheeling, IL (US);
Barbara Grzegorzewska, Riverside, IL (US);
Malcolm Hodge, Chicago, IL (US);
Ilya Makhlin, Wheeling, IL (US);
Thomas Marrapode, Naperville, IL (US);
Thomas Schiltz, Naperville, IL (US);
Bogdan Andrei, Lisle, IL (US);
Yuriy Belenkiy, Wheeling, IL (US);
Barbara Grzegorzewska, Riverside, IL (US);
Malcolm Hodge, Chicago, IL (US);
Ilya Makhlin, Wheeling, IL (US);
Thomas Marrapode, Naperville, IL (US);
Thomas Schiltz, Naperville, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
The connector system provides two identical hermaphroditic housings, which accomplish a reliable connection of standard optical fiber connectors without the use of an adaptor. The connector system includes a first housing mounted to a first printed wiring board and a second housing mounted to a second printed wiring board. Each housing supports an optical fiber connector therein. Each housing includes an inner member and an outer member. Springs are provided between the inner and outer members to provide biasing of the housings in the mating direction of the optical connectors.