Patent ID: 7393144
Filing Date: 2008-07-01
Classification: G02B,H01R

Abstract:
1. A hybrid fiber and electrical cable connector comprising: a housing with a mating end and a cable entry end, the housing defining a longitudinal axis extending from the mating end to the cable entry end, the housing formed from two housing portions removably mounted together to form an interior with an opening extending from the mating end to the cable entry end, the two housing portions removably mounted with respect to each other in a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the housing; at least one fiber optic adapter mounted within the interior adjacent the mating end and at least one electrical pin connector mounted within the interior adjacent the mating end, the fiber optic adapter being a stand-alone adapter that is removably mounted within the interior, the fiber optic adapter accessible from outside the connector when the two housing portions are removed in a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the housing; the cable entry end of the housing configured to receive a hybrid fiber/copper cable from outside the connector into the interior, the hybrid fiber/copper cable including at least one optical fiber and at least one pair of electrical wires; the housing including a cable management structure within the interior positioned between the cable entry end and the adapter, the cable management structure accessible from outside the connector when the two housing portions are removed in a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the housing.