Patent ID: 6250817
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A duplex clip for holding a pair of simplex connectors together to form a duplex connector, each simplex connector comprising a generally rectangular housing having a plug end for insertion into a mating receptacle or adapter and a cable entrance end for receiving a cable containing a transmission medium, the housing having a flexible latch disposed on an upper surface thereof to enable the simplex connector to be coupled to and decoupled from an adapter or receptacle, the latch having a first end attached to the upper surface of the housing and a second end disposed above the upper surface of the housing, each simplex connector also having a boot attached at a first end of the boot about the cable entrance end and at a second end of the boot to the cable, the boot having an opening formed therein, the cable passing through the opening formed in the boot and into the cable entrance end of the housing, the clip comprising:a clip body, the clip body being adapted to receive and grip outer surfaces of the boots of a pair of simplex connectors to hold the simplex connectors in close spatial proximity to one another to thereby form a duplex connector, the clip body having a flexible trigger disposed on a top surface of the clip body, the trigger having a first end and a second end, the first end of the trigger being secured to the top surface of the housing, the second end of the trigger being adapted to couple with the second end of the latch when the duplex clip is clipped to the simplex connectors.