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

Claim 19:
20. A method of reversing a polarity of a connector assembly, the connector assembly comprising:
a latch having a plurality of latch arms;
a connector subassembly having a front end and a rear end; and
a boot assembly,
wherein the latch engages with the front end of the connector subassembly, the boot assembly engages with the rear end of the connector assembly, and the latch releasably engages with the boot assembly to clamp the connector subassembly between the latch and the boot assembly;
the method comprising:
removing the boot assembly from the connector subassembly by releasing the latch from the boot assembly;
removing the latch from the connector subassembly;
inverting one of the latch and the connector subassembly from a first orientation to a second orientation about a central axis of the latch or a central axis of the connector subassembly; and
applying the latch onto the connector subassembly at a front end of the connector subassembly.