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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Corning Optical Communications Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
Mark Edward Conner, Granite Falls, NC (US);
Joseph Clinton Jensen, Lawndale, NC (US);
Michael Wimmer, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); H01R 43/16 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 13/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3887 (2013.01); G02B 6/3825 (2013.01); H01R 13/5202 (2013.01); H01R 13/582 (2013.01); H01R 43/16 (2013.01); H01R 13/5205 (2013.01); H01R 13/5825 (2013.01);
Abstract
Connector assemblies and methods are disclosed for providing sealing and strain-relief. In one embodiment, the connector assembly includes a cable assembly having an overmold portion, an inner housing, and a coupling body. The inner housing includes a sealing element for providing sealing from environmental elements and a crank for providing strain-relief for the connector assembly and inhibiting pulling forces on the cable assembly from being transmitted to the connector of the cable assembly.