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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2008
Scott F. Andrus, Hickory, NC (US);
Chois A. Blackwell, Jr., North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Brian D. Kingsbury, Watauga, TX (US);
Daniel S. Mcgranahan, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Scott F. Andrus, Hickory, NC (US);
Chois A. Blackwell, Jr., North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Brian D. Kingsbury, Watauga, TX (US);
Daniel S. McGranahan, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A connector housing for use with a communication network and management system thereof includes a housing having a plurality of berths each configured to receive an optical connector adapter unit. A housing electrical connector is associated with each berth and faces the front of the housing to engage an adapter unit electrical connector as the adapter unit is inserted into the berth. Guide elements guide and align the housing electrical connectors with the adapter unit connectors as the adapter units are inserted into the berth to allow blind mating of the housing electrical connectors and the adapter unit connectors. Electrical contacts from at least two housing electrical connectors are consolidated into a cable connector positioned adjacent the back of the housing.