Patent ID: 6752538
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optic fiber connector for insertion into a terminus coupling, wherein the connector includes a housing with a housing body having a through passage, an optic fiber terminus lying in said passage and urged rearward when lying in said coupling and mated to a second terminus device, and an optic fiber extending through said terminus and trailing rearwardly therefrom, said housing including a primary latch with a front end merging with a front portion of said housing body and with a latch middle forming a pair of largely rearwardly-facing latch shoulders and with a latch rear end forming a latch handle that can be resiliently depressed to move down said latch shoulders to positions out of line with a pair of largely forwardly-facing coupling shoulders of said terminus coupling, comprising:a secondary latch which has a secondary latch frame that is slideably mounted on said housing between forward and rearward positions, said secondary latch having a wedge part that is mounted on said secondary latch frame and that lies against a lower surface of said latch handle in said forward position, to thereby prevent said latch handle from moving downward.