Patent ID: 11906793
Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. The optical connector assembly of claim 6, wherein the unitary first housing portion further comprises a second front support proximate the mating end and a second rear support disposed between the second front support and the cable end, the second optical fiber array fixedly attached to the second rear support of the first housing portion, the unitary second housing portion further comprising a second middle support disposed between the second front and second rear supports of the first housing portion, such that when the second housing portion is assembled to the first housing portion, the second middle support of the second housing portion contacts and bends the second optical fiber array about the second middle support, the bend in the second optical fiber array causing the second optical ferrule to rotate about the second front support of the first housing portion.