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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2012
David James Fabian, Mount Joy, PA (US);
John Anthony Fulponi, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Ronald Patrick Heberle, Dauphin, PA (US);
James Patrick Mosier, Palmyra, PA (US);
David James Fabian, Mount Joy, PA (US);
John Anthony Fulponi, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Ronald Patrick Heberle, Dauphin, PA (US);
James Patrick Mosier, Palmyra, PA (US);
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A connector comprising: (a) at least one multi-fiber ferrule having a front face presenting a plurality of fiber end faces, and a back face having a first surface and defining a first orifice through which the fibers pass; (b) a retainer for holding the at least one multi-fiber ferrule, the retainer comprising a front face having a second surface and defining a second orifice through which the fibers pass, the second surface contacting the first surface; wherein at least one of the first or second surface is convex along at least one of an x-axis or a y-axis such that the at least one multi-fiber ferrule is able to move relative to the retainer about at least one of the axes.