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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
May. 21, 2021
Applicant:
Us Conec Ltd., Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
Jason Higley, Hickory, NC (US);
Darrell R. Childers, Hickory, NC (US);
Assignee:
US Conec Ltd., Hickory, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3871 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber optic connector housing has seating features in an internal opening that coordinate with a flange on a fiber optic ferrule to have a secure and precise position for the fiber optic ferrule. There are at least one pair of ramps that may be attached to an inner connector housing wall and an opening wall. The flange has contacts that engage the ramps, which direct the fiber optic ferrule in a rotational direction as well as a translational direction to a final position. The seating features also ensure the correct position after the fiber optic ferrule has been mated and unmated.