Patent ID: 6932514
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly comprising a first connector housing for receiving connector plugs having ferrules therein and an adapter for receiving said first connector housing on a panel side and connector plugs for insertion in said first connector housing and for connection to plugs on a subscriber side; said first connector housing comprising a first substantially rectangular member having an aperture extending therethrough from front to rear, said housing having top, bottom, and first and second side walls; the inner surface of said top wall having a plurality of channels extending from the front of said housing to the rear thereof forming a first array of channels extending through said aperture; a first plurality of latching apertures in said top wall, each of said latching apertures communicating through the top wall with one of said channels, wherein each of said channels is adapted to receive a latching arm of a connector plug; and wherein each of the connector plugs has a predetermined width greater than the width of the latching arm and of a corresponding channel, and the width of said aperture in said connector housing is substantially equal to the width of a connector plug times the number of said channels.