US 7,563,033 B2
Housing for fiber-optic plug-in connector, and a method for laying fiber-optic cables
Jorg Adomeit, Berlin (Germany); Hans-Joachim Faika, Berlin (Germany); and Hans-Peter Sandeck, Berlin (Germany)
Assigned to ADC GmbH, Berlin (Germany)
Appl. No. 10/571,409
PCT Filed Sep. 10, 2004, PCT No. PCT/EP2004/010088
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Dec. 15, 2006,
PCT Pub. No. WO2005/036229, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 21, 2005.
Claims priority of application No. 103 42 908 (DE), filed on Sep. 17, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2007/0172173 A1, Jul. 26, 2007
Int. Cl. G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 385—55  [385/53; 385/76; 385/77; 385/78] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A housing for fibre-optic plug connectors, comprising:
a housing body with the housing body having at least two housing parts, in which one end of a conductor cable can be positioned and the position of the conductor cable in the housing body can be secured, the conductor cable defining a longitudinal axis, wherein at least a first of the housing parts defines a first opening, wherein the first housing part includes a latching tab and is configured to be latched over the conductor cable through the first opening in a transverse direction to the longitudinal axis, wherein a second of the housing parts defines a second opening sized to receive the latching tab of the first housing part; and wherein the housing parts include a closure cap, wherein at least the closure cap is formed with an opening for latching onto the conductor cable, and the opening is in the form of a slot.