Clip for securing a fiber optic cable assembly and associated assemblies
View Patent ↗A clip for securing one or more fiber optic cable assemblies having respective furcation bodies is disclosed along with related assemblies. The clip includes one or more attachment features disposed on a bottom surface for mounting the clip. The bottom surface of the clip provides an anti-rotation feature for the clip and the fiber optic cable assembly by abutting with the complementary mounting surface. In one embodiment, the clip has a cover that attaches to a portion of the clip for securing a portion of the furcation plug within a cavity of the clip.
1. A clip for a fiber optic assembly, comprising:
A keyhole member configured to be received in a keyhole of a mounting surface, wherein the keyhole member is offset from a bottom of the clip via a slot guide such that when the bottom of the clip slides laterally along the mounting surface, a top of the keyhole member engages an underside of the mounting surface to lock the clip to the mounting surface;
A catch extending from the bottom of the clip, wherein the catch is configured to engage an aperture of the mounting surface to constrain lateral movement of the clip along the mounting surface when the clip is locked to the mounting surface with the keyhole member;
A cover coupled to the walls of the clip that are extending from the bottom of the clip in a direction opposite to that of the catch, wherein the cover is configured to form a cavity defined between the bottom of the clip, the walls, and the cover and wherein the cavity is configured to support a furcation body; and
An arm extending from the bottom of the clip in the direction opposite to that of the catch, wherein the arm provides a handling point above the clip for sliding the clip along the mounting surface.
2. The clip of claim 1 , wherein the cover is connected to a first of the walls with a living hinge such that the cover is configured to pivot at least 180-degrees about the first wall.
3. The clip of claim 2 , further comprising a latch, wherein the cover comprises a first part of the latch and a second of the walls comprises a second part of the latch, and wherein the first part of the latch is configured to snap onto the second part of the latch in order to form the cavity to support the furcation body.
4. The clip of claim 1 , wherein the arm is coupled to the bottom of the clip proximate to the catch such that the handling point above the clip further allows for lifting of the catch from the aperture of the mounting surface so that the keyhole member can slide from the keyhole of the mounting surface to unlock the clip from the mounting surface.
5. The clip of claim 4 , wherein the keyhole member and the catch extend from the bottom of the clip below the cavity and are laterally interior to the walls of the clip such that the walls define the lateral extent of the portion of the clip configured to interface directly with the mounting surface.