[54] FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR SYSTEM
[75] Inventors: Richard L. Akins, Wheaton; Samuel M. Marrs, Bradley; Christopher A. Paul, Bloomingdale, all ol 111.
[73] Assignee: Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, 111.
[21] Appl. No.: 720,995
[22] Filed: Oct. 15, 1996
[51] Int. CI. G02B 6/38
[52] U.S. CI 385/58; 385/70
[58] Field of Search 385/58, 53, 70,
385/77, 65
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Primary Examiner—Phan T.H. Palmer
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Mark D. Hilliard; Robert A.
McCann; Michael J. Turgeon
[57] ABSTRACT
A fiber optic connector system for mating a fiber optic plug to a fiber optic jack that utilizes a springboard latch on the jack having a cam surface which mates with a recessed cam surface on the fiber optic plug to inwardly bias the plug into the jack.
4 Claims, 5 Drawing Sheets
