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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2020
Commscope Connectivity Belgium Bvba, Kessel-Lo, BE;
Commscope Technologies Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Danny Willy August Verheyden, Gelrode, BE;
Marc Eugène Willem Bervoets, Hasselt, BE;
Robert Charles Flaig, Lancaster, PA (US);
Randall Bobby Paul, Elizabethville, PA (US);
Michael Ward Zitsch, Carlisle, PA (US);
David Donald Erdman, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Gregory J. Schaible, Lakeville, MN (US);
CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA, Kessel-Lo, BE;
CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to fiber optic connection systems including fiber optic connector having retractable noses for protecting bare fiber ends of ferrule-less connectors. In certain examples, the retractable noses are used in combination with protective shutters. In other examples, the retractable noses can accommodate multiple optical fibers.