Electrical-optical hybrid connector
CA 2046982 A1 · Owner: Selvin, Gerald J. · Inventors: Selvin, Gerald J.; Borsuk, Leslie M.
Overview
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A hybrid electrical optical connector employing a push-pull plug receptacle combination. A hood structure protruding from the plug component of the connector simultaneously serves to ensure that the plug is properly rotationally oriented with respect to the receptacle prior to insertion, that the individual terminals are guided toward the respective terminal receiving channels, and that the plug is latched in place once fully engaged. A rigid armature allows the plug to be partially assembled and tested prior to final overmolding. In its final overmolded form the plug is impervious to the influx of contamination and can withstand a substantial amount of physical abuse. The inexpensive …
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- Filed July 12, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 12, 2011.
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