Patent ID: 7544084
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: G02B,H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector comprising: a pair of shells mated together along an interface extending in a longitudinal direction, the pair of shells forming a passage therebetween for receiving and holding a conductor or optical fiber, each shell including an outer surface and a side projection that extends along the outer surface in substantially the longitudinal direction, the side projection having a ledge that projects from the outer surface and faces away from the interface; and a coupling component configured to move along the shells in the longitudinal direction and engage the side projections, the coupling component having a slot configured to receive both side projections therein and being at least partially defined by a slot edge, wherein the slot edge engages each ledge when the coupling component is moved over the side projections, the slot edge pressing the side projections toward each other to secure the shells together.