US 12,372,726 B2
Hardened optical power connection system
Dwight A. Bretz, Hummelstown, PA (US); Robert Charles Flaig, Lancaster, PA (US); Thomas P. Huegerich, Fuquay Varina, NC (US); and Michael Lawrence Gurreri, York, PA (US)
Assigned to COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed by CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/431,731.
Application 18/431,731 is a continuation of application No. 17/325,751, filed on May 20, 2021, granted, now 11,927,809.
Application 17/325,751 is a continuation of application No. 16/773,548, filed on Jan. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,048,048, issued on Jun. 29, 2021.
Application 16/773,548 is a continuation of application No. 15/886,266, filed on Feb. 1, 2018, granted, now 10,585,246, issued on Mar. 10, 2020.
Application 15/886,266 is a continuation of application No. 15/115,931, granted, now 9,927,580, issued on Mar. 27, 2018, previously published as PCT/US2015/014977, filed on Feb. 9, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/937,291, filed on Feb. 7, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0295706 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/3817 (2013.01) [G02B 6/4416 (2013.01); G02B 6/4431 (2023.05); G02B 6/4479 (2013.01); G02B 6/3869 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hybrid electrical and fiber optic assembly comprising:
a hybrid cable including first and second electrical conductors and an optical fiber;
an optical and electrical connection device including:
a first plastic connector body including a front end and a rear end, wherein the first and second electrical conductors and the optical fiber enter the first plastic connector body through the rear end of the first plastic connector body;
a second plastic connector body that mounts at least partially within the first plastic connector body, the second plastic connector body establishing a first location for providing an electrical power connection with a mating optical and electrical connection component and a second location for providing a fiber optic connection with the mating optical and electrical connection component;
first and second contact pins that are respectively electrically connected to the first and second electrical conductors of the hybrid cable, the first and second contact pins being positioned at the first location of the second plastic connector body;
a ferrule and a ferrule spring positioned at the second location, the ferrule supporting an end portion of the optical fiber; and
a turn-to-engage coupling sleeve for coupling the optical and electrical connection device to the mating optical and electrical connection component, the turn-to-engage coupling sleeve being configured to be turned relative to the first and second plastic connector bodies and being assembled over the first and second plastic connector bodies by moving the turn-to-engage coupling sleeve in a rear-to-forward direction relative to the first and second plastic connector bodies.