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Granted Patent B2
US 12,523,821 · App. 18/553,959 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Telecommunications connector with latch release mechanism

Inventors: Tyler John Royer (York, PA); Robert Charles Flaig (Lancaster, PA); Michael S. Riegel (Bonfield, IL); Michael Lawrence Gurreri (York, PA); Brent Campbell (Minneapolis, MN); Adam Verne Broughton (Harrisburg, PA); David John Anderson (Bloomington, MN); Michael Aaron Kadar-Kallen (Harrisburg, PA); Josiah D. Kadar-Kallen (Harrisburg, PA); Michael W. Zitsch (Cumberland, PA)
Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
G02B6/3831G02B6/3825G02B6/38875
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Patent No.
US 12,523,821
App. No.
18/553,959
Filed
Oct 4, 2023
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2874
USPC
385/86
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications connector. The connector includes at least one connector portion including a front housing portion coupled to a rear housing portion. The front housing portion defines a front end and a rear end, the front housing portion including a ferrule terminating a cable fixed to the at least one connector portion, the front housing portion further including a latch that is configured to contact a fiber optic adapter for locking the connector to the fiber optic adapter when the connector is inserted into the fiber optic adapter, wherein the latch is movable about a connection location on the front housing portion. The latch defines a permanently attached rear extension that extends rearward past the rear end of the front housing portion, the rear extension configured to be contacted for moving the latch for freeing the connector from the fiber optic adapter.

Claims (37)

1 . A telecommunications connector comprising:

at least one connector portion including a front housing portion coupled to a rear housing portion, the front housing portion defining a front end and a rear end, the front housing portion including a ferrule terminating a cable fixed to the at least one connector portion, the front housing portion further including a latch that is configured to contact a fiber optic adapter for locking the telecommunications connector to the fiber optic adapter when the telecommunications connector is inserted into the fiber optic adapter, wherein the latch is movable about a connection location on the front housing portion, the front housing portion further including a movable release trigger configured to contact the latch for moving the latch about the connection location for freeing the telecommunications connector from the fiber optic adapter, the movable release trigger defining a rear extension that extends rearward past the rear end of the front housing portion, the rear extension of the movable release trigger configured to be contacted for moving the latch for freeing the telecommunications connector from the fiber optic adapter; and

a strain relief boot movably mounted to the telecommunications connector, the boot movable longitudinally relative to the front housing portion, the boot configured to contact the rear extension of the movable release trigger for moving the release trigger to cause the release trigger to move the latch about the connection location to free the telecommunications connector from the fiber optic adapter.

2 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 1 , wherein the latch and the movable release trigger are configured such that the boot moves the release trigger when the boot is pulled longitudinally away from the front housing portion.

3 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 1 , wherein the movable release trigger is configured to be moved longitudinally away from the front end of the front housing portion for contacting and moving the latch for freeing the telecommunications connector from the fiber optic adapter.

4 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 3 , wherein at least a portion of the movable release trigger slides over the latch to move the latch.

5 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 1 , wherein the movable release trigger is elastically and pivotally movable for contacting and moving the latch for freeing the telecommunications connector from the fiber optic adapter.

6 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 1 , further comprising a second movable release trigger in addition to the movable release trigger that is configured to be contacted by the strain relief boot, the second movable release trigger configured to also contact the latch to move to latch separately from the movable release trigger that is configured to be contacted by the strain relief boot.

7 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 6 , wherein the second movable release trigger is elastically and pivotally movable for contacting and moving the latch for freeing the telecommunications connector from the fiber optic adapter.

8 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 6 , wherein the movable release trigger that is configured to be contacted by the strain relief boot is slidable with respect to the second movable release trigger.

9 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 1 , wherein the telecommunications connector is a fiber optic connector and the ferrule terminates an optical fiber.

10 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one connector portion is configured to be latched to an LC format fiber optic adapter.

11 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 1 , wherein the telecommunications connector comprises two connector portions provided in a side-by-side relationship, each connector portion including a front housing portion coupled to a rear housing portion, wherein each front housing portion is rotatable relative to the rear housing portion about a longitudinal axis defined by the front housing portion to change the polarity of the two connector portions, each front housing portion including a ferrule and a latch.

12 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 11 , wherein the telecommunications connector is a duplex fiber optic connector and each ferrule terminates a separate optical fiber.

13 . A telecommunications connector comprising:

at least one connector portion including a front housing portion coupled to a rear housing portion, the front housing portion defining a front end and a rear end, the front housing portion including a ferrule terminating a cable fixed to the at least one connector portion, the front housing portion further including a latch that is configured to contact a fiber optic adapter for locking the telecommunications connector to the fiber optic adapter when the telecommunications connector is inserted into the fiber optic adapter, wherein the latch is movable about a connection location on the front housing portion, the front housing portion further including a movable release trigger configured to contact the latch for moving the latch about the connection location for freeing the telecommunication connector from the fiber optic adapter, the movable release trigger defining a rear extension that extends rearward past the rear end of the front housing portion, the rear extension of the movable release trigger configured to be contacted for moving the latch for freeing the telecommunications connector from the fiber optic adapter, the movable release trigger non-removably attached to the front housing portion.

14 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 13 , wherein the movable release trigger is configured to be moved longitudinally toward the front end of the front housing portion for contacting and moving the latch for freeing the telecommunications connector from the fiber optic adapter.

15 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 13 , wherein the movable release trigger is configured to be moved longitudinally away from the front end of the front housing portion for contacting and moving the latch for freeing the telecommunications connector from the fiber optic adapter.

16 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 15 , wherein at least a portion of the movable release trigger slides over the latch to move the latch.

17 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 13 , wherein the movable release trigger is elastically and pivotally movable for contacting and moving the latch for freeing the telecommunications connector from the fiber optic adapter.

18 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 13 , further comprising a strain relief boot movably mounted to the telecommunications connector, the boot movable longitudinally relative to the front housing portion, the boot configured to contact the rear extension of the movable release trigger for moving the release trigger to cause the release trigger to move the latch about the connection location to free the telecommunications connector from the fiber optic adapter.

19 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 13 , wherein the telecommunications connector is a fiber optic connector and the ferrule terminates an optical fiber.

20 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 13 , wherein the at least one connector portion is configured to be latched to an LC format fiber optic adapter.

21 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 13 , wherein the telecommunications connector comprises two connector portions provided in a side-by-side relationship, each connector portion including a front housing portion coupled to a rear housing portion, wherein each front housing portion is rotatable relative to the rear housing portion about a longitudinal axis defined by the front housing portion to change the polarity of the two connector portions, each front housing portion including a ferrule and a latch.

22 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 21 , wherein the telecommunications connector is a duplex fiber optic connector and each ferrule terminates a separate optical fiber.

23 . A telecommunications connector comprising:

at least one connector portion including a front housing portion coupled to a rear housing portion, the front housing portion defining a front end and a rear end, the front housing portion including a ferrule terminating a cable fixed to the at least one connector portion, the front housing portion further including a latch that is configured to contact a fiber optic adapter for locking the telecommunications connector to the fiber optic adapter when the telecommunications connector is inserted into the fiber optic adapter, wherein the latch is movable about a connection location on the front housing portion, the front housing portion further including a movable release trigger configured to contact the latch for moving the latch about the connection location for freeing the telecommunication connector from the fiber optic adapter, the movable release trigger defining a rear extension that extends rearward past the rear end of the front housing portion, the rear extension of the movable release trigger configured to be contacted for moving the latch for freeing the telecommunications connector from the fiber optic adapter, wherein a majority of a length of the movable release trigger is configured to overlap the latch.

24 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 23 , wherein the movable release trigger slides over the latch to move the latch.

25 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 23 , wherein the connection location is provided at a position generally near a front end of the latch.

26 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 23 , wherein the connection location is provided at a position in between a rear end of the latch and a front end of the latch.

27 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 23 , wherein the telecommunications connector is a fiber optic connector and the ferrule terminates an optical fiber.

28 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 23 , wherein the at least one connector portion is configured to be latched to an LC format fiber optic adapter.

29 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 23 , wherein the telecommunications connector comprises two connector portions provided in a side-by-side relationship, each connector portion including a front housing portion coupled to a rear housing portion, wherein each front housing portion is rotatable relative to the rear housing portion about a longitudinal axis defined by the front housing portion to change the polarity of the two connector portions, each front housing portion including a ferrule and a latch.

30 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 29 , wherein the telecommunications connector is a duplex fiber optic connector and each ferrule terminates a separate optical fiber.

31 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 23 , further comprising a strain relief boot movably mounted to the telecommunications connector, the boot movable longitudinally relative to the front housing portion, the boot configured to contact the rear extension of the latch for moving the latch to free the telecommunications connector from the fiber optic adapter.

32 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 31 , wherein the latch is configured such that the boot moves the latch to free the telecommunications connector from the fiber optic adapter when the boot is pulled longitudinally away from the front housing portion.

33 . A telecommunications connector according to claim 32 , wherein the boot is spring-biased toward the front end of the front housing portion.

Assignments (1)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2024
From: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE INC., OF NORTH CAROLINA; OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC; RUCKUS IP HOLDINGS LLC
To: APOLLO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY LLC
Reel/Frame 069889/0114 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63172319 · Apr 8, 2021
Related Publication 20240192449A1 · Jun 13, 2024
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