Fiber optic connector jack

- Panduit Corp.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a fiber optic connector jack showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of a fiber optic connector jack showing our new design;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of a a second embodiment showing our new design;

FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The bottom of the connector jack is flat and plain.

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Foreign Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: D389121
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 8, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 13, 1998
Assignee: Panduit Corp. (Tinley Park, IL)
Inventors: Ralph J. Kuprewicz (Norridge, IL), Randall D. Gritters (Lansing, IL), Richard L. Akins (Wheaton, IL)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorneys: Mark D. Hilliard, Robert A. McCann
Application Number: 0/52,920
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Connector, Conductor Or Housing Therefor (10) (D13/133)
International Classification: 1303;