Patent ID: 11966088
Assignee: PPC BROADBAND FIBER LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. A Subscriber Connection (SC) optical fiber connector comprising:
the optical fiber connector sub-assembly as claimed in claim 9;
an outer housing;
wherein the inner housing is configured to define a receptacle that is configured to receive a socket that is configured to receive a projecting portion of the ferrule;
wherein the spring is configured such that the projecting portion of the ferrule is spring biased along the connector axis towards the receptacle of the inner housing; and
wherein the inner housing is configured to be engaged within the outer housing, the inner housing and the outer housing being configured to move relative to each other along the connector axis between limits defined by an interaction between the inner housing and the outer housing in order to provide SC push/pull engagement/disengagement with a mating optical fiber socket.