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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2015
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Edmund J. Haley, Dillsburg, PA (US);
TE Connectivity Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
Connector assembly includes a communication connector configured to be at least one of electrically or optically coupled to a plug. The communication connector has a connector housing that includes a back side and a mating face that are on opposite ends of the connector housing. The connector assembly also includes a retention mechanism having a connector hinge and a retention clip. The connector hinge is a portion of the connector housing or is coupled to the connector housing. The retention clip has a panel, a hinge arm, and a plug arm. The panel extends between and couples to the hinge and plug arms. The hinge arm grips the connector hinge such that the retention clip is rotatable about the connector hinge between open and locked positions. The plug arm is shaped to press the plug toward the mating face when the retention clip is in the locked position.