Patent ID: 11934017
Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 20:
21. A method of reversing a polarity of a connector assembly, the connector assembly comprising:
a latch;
a connector subassembly having a plurality of latch arms; and
a boot assembly,
wherein the latch, connector assembly and the boot assembly are each in a first orientation;
the method comprising:
removing a boot assembly from the connector subassembly;
removing the latch from the connector subassembly;
maintaining the latch and the boot assembly in their respective first orientations;
inverting the connector subassembly relative to the latch and the boot assembly from the first orientation to a second orientation about a central axis of the connector subassembly while maintaining the latch and the boot assembly in their respective first orientations; and
applying the latch onto the connector subassembly at a front end of the connector subassembly.