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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2021
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Guy Barthes, Pontchateau, FR;
Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux, Avon, FR;
Michel Teva Menguy, La Chevallerais, FR;
Felice Scotta, Savigny le Temple, FR;
CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic connector assembly includes a connector housing defining a locking portion defined on an outer surface of the connector housing, an adapter assembly selectively coupled to the connector housing, the adapter assembly including a conversion housing extending around the connector housing and defining a conversion front end, a retention housing including a connector retention feature engaged with the locking portion of the connector housing and the retention housing defining one or more outwardly-extending retention features, and a release member, engageable with the retention housing, where the release member is positionable between an engaged position, in which axial movement between the retention housing and the conversion housing is restricted, and a disengaged position, in which the retention housing is removable from the conversion housing.