Patent ID: 6533465
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: G02B,H01R

Abstract:
A connector for providing electrical and optical signals to a receptacle, the connector comprising:a cartridge comprising: at least one conductive terminal having first and second receptors, the first receptor of said at least one conductive terminal adapted to receive an electrical communicating member, the second receptor of said at least one conductive terminal being in electrical communication with a conductive element of the receptacle; an optically transmissive frame comprised of a material selected from a group consisting of a translucent material and a transparent material such that an optical signal can be transmitted through said optically transmissive frame to the receptacle, said optically transmissive frame having first and second ends, the first end of said optically transmissive frame adapted to receive an optical communicating member; and an outer member having first and second ends and defining an opening therethrough, said outer member at least partially encasing said cartridge.