Patent ID: 6789954
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A connector for use with robust optical fiber, said connector comprising:a housing member having a forward portion and a rear portion and first and second side walls and a top wall joining said side walls; a barrel member having a ferrule mounted therein for connection to another component and contained in said forward portion, said barrel member having a flange having a first outside diameter and a tubular portion extending rearwardly therefrom having a second outside diameter less than said first outside diameter; a bore extending through said barrel member; a stop member for limiting rearward movement of said barrel member within said housing to a distance less than that distance causing disconnection of said ferrule from the another component; a resilient latching arm extending from said top wall of said housing at an angle thereto, said latching arm having at least one latch extending from a side thereof, said latch having a front surface for engaging latching shoulders within a component for containing said connector and top and bottom surfaces; and said front surface of said latch being in the form of a narrow shoulder engaging strip adjacent the bottom of said latch and having a cut back portion extending from said strip to said top surface.