Patent ID: 11860432
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 20:
21. A method of fixing a fiber optic sheath to a receptacle comprising:
providing a holder, the holder including a body defining a seat for the fiber optic sheath, and including a first coupler and a pair of gripper arms, the pair of gripper arms extending from the body;
providing a receptacle, the receptacle including:
a second coupler adapted to cooperate with the first coupler to connect the holder and the receptacle at a plurality of positions along a first axis; and
a pair of walls, the walls having ramped portions adapted to engage the gripper arms to flex the gripper arms towards each other as the holder is axially advanced in the receptacle;

loading the sheath into the holder;
coupling together the first and second couplers; and
axially advancing the holder relative to the receptacle without rotating the holder relative to the receptacle until the pair of gripper arms grip an exterior surface of the sheath.