Patent ID: 6434315
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A fanout connector for a fiber optic cable including a plurality of optical fibers, comprising:a base housing having a through passage for receiving the cable and fibers along an axis, and a receptacle communicating with the passage, the receptacle being open-sided transversely of said axis; a fanout insert for receiving and spreading the individual fibers of the cable transversely of said axis, the insert being positionable into the open-sided receptacle in the base housing; a cover slidably mounted on the base housing in a direction generally parallel to said axis; complementary interengaging guide rail means between the base housing and the cover to guide the cover to a position closing the receptacle in the base housing with the fanout insert therewithin; and complementary interengaging strain relief means between the base housing and cover for embracing the fiber optic cable at an entrance to said passage, the strain relief means being configured for interengagement automatically in response to slidably mounting the cover onto the base housing.