Patent ID: 11860424
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 22:
23. A fiber optic and electrical connection assembly, comprising:
a connector, comprising:
a connector body including a housing portion defining a longitudinally oriented cavity extending between a front end and a rear end, a strain relief portion surrounding a telecommunications cable operably coupled to the rear end of the housing portion, and an insert portion received within the longitudinally oriented cavity;
a ferrule carried by the insert portion and adapted to terminate at least one optical fiber of the telecommunications cable;
a first and second electrical contact mounted to the connector body and adapted to terminate respective first and second electrical conductors of the telecommunications cable; and
a coupler rotatably mounted to the connector body; and

an adapter, comprising:
a housing defining a receptacle shaped and sized to receive the front end of the housing portion, the ferrule and the first and second electrical contacts, and wherein the coupler is configured to secure the connector body to the adapter;
a ferrule alignment sleeve configure to receive at least a portion of the ferrule carried by the connector; and
first and second adapter electrical contacts configure to establish electrical contact with the first and second electrical contacts carried by the connector.