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A connector (10) terminates an optical cable (30) and includes a cylindrical ferrule (140) installed in a plastic base member (150) to form a fiber-holding structure. This structure includes a small passageway along its central axis for holding an optical fiber, and is mounted within a housing (110)

A connector (10) terminates an optical cable (30) and includes a cylindrical ferrule (140) installed in a plastic base member (150) to form a fiber-holding structure. This structure includes a small passageway along its central axis for holding an optical fiber, and is mounted within a housing (110) that includes a cable-entrance end for receiving the optical cable and a plug end for insertion into a jack receptacle (40). The housing includes a cantilever latch (120) that is mounted on a side surface of the housing and is used to secure the connector to the receptacle. The fixed end (125) of the cantilever latch is positioned toward the plug end of the connector, and the free end (124) of the cantilever latch extends toward the cable-entrance end of the connector. The housing further includes a cantilever trigger (130) which slidably engages the latch to move it downward and thereby release the connector from the receptacle. The fixed end (135) of the trigger is positioned toward the cable-entrance end of the connector and the free end (134) of the cantilever trigger extends toward the plug end of the connector. The trigger forms an acute angle (b101) of the housing that points in a direction away from the plug end of the connector toward the cable-entrance end so that when the cable is pulled backward through a concentrated area of cables and wires, the trigger prevents the latch from snagging. The novel anti-snagging feature is also incorporated into an RJ-type electrical connector (800).

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A connector for terminating a cable containing a transmission medium, the connector having (i) a plug end for insertion into a mating receptacle, (ii) a cable-entrance end for receiving the cable, (iii) a central axis that extends between the plug end and the cable-entrance end, and (iv) a latch for

A connector for terminating a cable containing a transmission medium, the connector having (i) a plug end for insertion into a mating receptacle, (ii) a cable-entrance end for receiving the cable, (iii) a central axis that extends between the plug end and the cable-entrance end, and (iv) a latch for securing the connector to the receptacle; said latch comprising a cantilever mounted on an outside surface of the connector, the fixed end of the latch being positioned toward the plug end of the connector and the free end of the latch extending toward the cable-entrance end of the connector, said latch being movable toward the central axis CHARACTERIZED BY: a trigger for engaging the free end of the latch to release the connector from the receptacle, the trigger comprising a cantilever mounted on the outside surface of the connector, the fixed end of the trigger being positioned toward the cable-entrance end of the connector and the free end of the trigger extending toward the plug end of the connector, the free end of the trigger slidably engaging the free end of the latch to move it toward the central axis, the trigger forming an acute angle b