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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2004
Hieu V. Tran, Charlotte, NC (US);
Xin Liu, Hickory, NC (US);
James P. Luther, Hickory, NC (US);
Thomas Theuerkorn, Hickory, NC (US);
Charles A. Yow, Jr., Ft. Worth, TX (US);
Hieu V. Tran, Charlotte, NC (US);
Xin Liu, Hickory, NC (US);
James P. Luther, Hickory, NC (US);
Thomas Theuerkorn, Hickory, NC (US);
Charles A. Yow, Jr., Ft. Worth, TX (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A one-piece fiber optic receptacle is provided for aligning and optically connecting a plug ferrule with a back-side ferrule of like configuration. The fiber optic receptacle includes a receptacle housing defining an internal cavity opening through an external end and an opposed internal end, an alignment sleeve disposed within the internal cavity and received within the internal end of the receptacle housing, and a sleeve retainer secured to the internal end of the receptacle housing and operable for providing access to the alignment sleeve from the internal end of the receptacle housing. The alignment sleeve includes a chamfer for guiding the back-side ferrule into the alignment sleeve. The sleeve retainer has an opening and a plurality of alignment ribs disposed about the opening for permitting angular rotation of the alignment sleeve relative to the sleeve retainer during insertion of the plug ferrule and the back-side ferrule into the alignment sleeve.