US 12,237,615 B2
MUTOA and quad floating connector
Dean Lipke, Mill Creek, WA (US); Daniel Underbrink, Mill Creek, WA (US); and Hua Wang, Mill Creek, WA (US)
Assigned to LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC., Melville, NY (US)
Filed by Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Melville, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/341,835.
Application 18/341,835 is a division of application No. 17/187,159, filed on Feb. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,811,163.
Prior Publication US 2023/0344163 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/518 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01); H01R 13/514 (2006.01); H01R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/518 (2013.01) [G02B 6/3616 (2013.01); H01R 13/514 (2013.01); H01R 25/003 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A switch module assembly, comprising:
a middle plate configured to retain data connectors in an array formation, the middle plate comprising a flat handle section and two mounting plates that extend in parallel from a front of the flat handle section,
wherein
the two mounting plates are divided into flexible planks by slots that extend from front edges of the two mounting plates to the flat handle section, and
the flexible planks are configured to hold the data connectors.