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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2019
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Gregory L. Kuffel, Plainfield, IL (US);
Benjamin J. Berridge, Highland, IN (US);
Jerry A. Wiltjer, Frankfort, IL (US);
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic connector has a housing and a ferrule contained within the housing. The ferrule has a base portion, an endface portion protruding from the base, and at least one alignment tower extending from the base portion parallel to the endface portion. In one embodiment, the ferrule can have one alignment tower on each side of the endface portion. In one embodiment. The alignment towers extend the same distance from the base portion as the endface portion. In another embodiment, the alignment towers may be connected to the endface portion via webbing.