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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2021
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Victor Julian Borer, Austin, TX (US);
Albert De Los Santos, Georgetown, TX (US);
Donald Kent Larson, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Edward B. Lurie, Round Rock, TX (US);
Jameson Rensloe Wright, Austin, TX (US);
Donald Allen Zielinski, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic connector comprises a connector body, a ferrule, and a boot. The ferrule has a rear portion supported within the connector body and a front portion extending beyond a front end of the connector body. The boot has a front portion within the connector body and a funnel-shaped portion that extends beyond a back end of the connector body. The funnel-shaped portion defines a boot back end. Additionally, the funnel-shaped portion includes a tapered passage on an interior of the boot and a lip on an exterior of the boot. The tapered passage and the lip are curved toward each other proximate the boot back end so that the funnel-shaped portion terminates with a rounded configuration.