Patent ID: 8870466
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic connector comprising: a connector housing defining an opening at a leading end of the connector housing, the connector housing including a cantilevered clip to secure the connector to an adapter; an optical fiber disposed within the connector housing and having a terminal end exposed through the opening in the leading end of the connector housing; and a cover mounted to the connector housing, the cover including two pin engagement sections located at opposite sides of the cover and spaced rearwardly from the leading end of the connector housing, wherein applying a force to the pin engagement sections of the cover causes the cover to pivot between an open position and a closed position, the cover also including arms extending from the pin engagement sections to a covering portion that inhibits access to the terminal end of the optical fiber when the cover is in the closed position and that allows access to the terminal end of the optical fiber when the cover is in the open position, the cover having a pivot axis that is fixed relative to the connector housing at a location spaced rearwardly from the leading end of the connector housing, wherein movement of the covering portion has a rearward component when the cover pivots from the closed position to the open position, and the cover defining a cavity into which the terminal end of the optical fiber extends when the cover is in the cover closed position.