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

Claim 5:
6. An optical fiber connector sub-assembly, comprising:
a ferrule configured to hold an optical fiber therein along an axis of an optical fiber connector;
a ferrule holder configured to hold the ferrule at a front portion of the connector;
a ferrule housing including a front portion configured to slidingly receive the ferrule holder and a rear portion configured to terminate an end of a fiber optic cable that includes the optical fiber;
a spring having a first end configured to be nonrotatably coupled with the ferrule holder and a second end configured to be nonrotatably coupled with the ferrule housing;
wherein the spring is configured to prevent the ferrule from rotating relative to the end of the fiber optic cable while permitting the ferrule holder to slide axially relative to the ferrule housing; and
wherein the spring is configured to reduce a load on the ferrule when a load is applied to the fiber optic cable so as to prevent degradation of a signal being transmitted by the fiber.