LC type connector with clip-on push/pull tab for releasing connector from a receptacle using a cable boot
A LC type connector assembly with a clip on, clip off push/pull boot is described herein. A cable boot is recessed to accommodate one or more tabs of the clip-on push/pull boot, while the cable boot has one or more protrusions for securing the cable boot to a back body of the connector. Thus, the push/pull clip is integrated with a cable boot assembly that allows a user to apply a distal force to remove or insert the connector assembly into the adapter housing. The push/pull clip is configured for use to release a LC connector type from a receptacle port with or without an anchor device within the port.
1. A fiber optic connector comprising:
a push-pull clip, said push-pull clip configured to be selectively actuated to release the fiber optic connector from a mating receptacle;
a housing configured to be plugged into the mating receptacle, the housing having a front end portion and a back end portion spaced apart along a longitudinal axis from the front end portion in a backward direction;
at least one ferrule received in the housing;
a back body coupled to the back end portion of the housing;
a cable boot secured to said push-pull clip such that the push-pull clip is configured to move with the cable boot along the longitudinal axis;
and wherein said cable boot is configured to move in the backward direction relative to said back body to move the push-pull clip in the backward direction, thereby actuating the push-pull clip to release said fiber optic connector from the mating receptacle.
2. The fiber optic connector according to claim 1 , wherein said push-pull clip has at least one wing.
3. The fiber optic connector according to claim 2 , wherein said cable boot has at least one recess configured to accept said wing to secure said push-pull clip to said cable boot.
4. The fiber optic connector according to claim 1 , wherein said push-pull clip does not extend beyond a flexible portion of said cable boot.
5. The fiber optic connector according to claim 1 , wherein said push-pull clip which is one of removable and permanently secured to said cable boot by the wing.
6. The fiber optic connector according to claim 1 , wherein said cable boot further comprises a recess or cut-out in an outer surface thereof.
7. The fiber optic connector according to claim 6 , wherein said back body further comprises a least one stop face for limiting said longitudinal movement of said cable boot protrusion, thereby, reducing connector damage.
8. A method of releasing a fiber optic connector from an adapter comprising:
providing said fiber optic connector of claim 1 ; and
releasing said fiber optic connector from an adapter housing by one of pulling on said cable boot, a cable and said push-pull clip.
9. The method according to claim 8 wherein,
securing said fiber optic connector within an adapter housing which is one of pushing on said cable boot and push-pull clip.