US 11,703,648 B2
Adapter
Jeffrey Gniadek, Oxford, ME (US); Kimman Wong, Kowloon (HK); Kazuyoshi Takano, Tokyo (JP); and Siu Kei Ma, Kowloon (HK)
Assigned to Senko Advanced Components, Inc., Hudson, MA (US)
Filed by Senko Advanced Components, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US)
Filed on Jan. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/581,949.
Application 17/581,949 is a continuation of application No. 16/988,581, filed on Aug. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,287,583.
Application 16/988,581 is a continuation of application No. 16/297,614, filed on Mar. 9, 2019, granted, now 10,739,533, issued on Aug. 11, 2020.
Application 16/297,614 is a continuation of application No. 15/720,980, filed on Sep. 29, 2017, granted, now 10,228,521, issued on Mar. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/546,920, filed on Aug. 17, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/457,150, filed on Feb. 9, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/452,147, filed on Jan. 30, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/430,560, filed on Dec. 6, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/430,067, filed on Dec. 5, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0146762 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 6/38 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01); H01R 13/74 (2006.01); H01R 13/506 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/3893 (2013.01) [G02B 6/387 (2013.01); H01R 13/506 (2013.01); H01R 13/629 (2013.01); H01R 13/6271 (2013.01); H01R 13/6275 (2013.01); H01R 13/743 (2013.01); G02B 6/3825 (2013.01); G02B 6/3879 (2013.01); G02B 6/3885 (2013.01); H01R 13/6277 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adapter for receiving a connector, the adapter comprising:
an adapter housing defining one or more ports having a top and a bottom; and
at least one anchor device, said one or more ports being configured to releasably receive said at least one anchor device, said at least one anchor device being configured to releasably interlock with the connector upon reception of the connector in said one or more ports,
wherein the anchor device comprises a uni-body structure with a top and a bottom, and the top and the bottom of the anchor device define a gap;
wherein the at least one anchor device is configured to be received at the top of the one or more ports such that the bottom of the anchor device is configured to be located above the connector upon reception of the connector in said one or more ports and the bottom of the anchor device is configured to interlockingly engage a top portion of the connector upon reception of the connector in said one or more ports.