Patent ID: 11914198
Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A fiber optic connector, comprising:
a housing comprising a rear end and a front end with a longitudinal passageway extending from the rear end to the front end, wherein a part of a rear portion of the housing comprises a polygonal cross-section and at least one locking feature is integrally formed in the rear portion of the housing, and a part of a front portion of the housing comprises a non-round cross-section with a transition region disposed between the rear portion and the front portion, wherein the transition region comprises a threaded portion and the rear portion comprises a keying portion, wherein the keying portion extends into the transition region, and the housing provides a first connector footprint;
a ferrule holder;
a ferrule comprising a fiber bore extending from a rear end to a front end, wherein the ferrule is disposed within a portion of the ferrule holder; and
a conversion housing, wherein the conversion housing cooperates with the housing for changing the fiber optic connector from the first connector footprint to a second connector footprint.