Patent ID: 11971588
Assignee: US CONEC LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 20:
21. A combination of a carrier and at least two fiber small form factor fiber optic connectors, comprising:
at least two fiber optic connectors, each of the at least two fiber optic connectors comprising:
a housing with a length along a longitudinal axis between a front end and a rear end of the housing, a width between two side walls of the housing, and a height between a top and a bottom of the housing,
wherein the width of the housing is smaller than the height of the housing, and
wherein each of the at least two fiber optic connectors support at least two optical fibers; and

a carrier to hold the at least two fiber optic connectors, the carrier comprising:
a main body extending between a front end and a rear end of the carrier and having an opening extending therebetween formed by a top, a bottom and two side walls,
wherein the top, the bottom, and the two side walls define a generally rectangular perimeter of the main body, and
at least two channels within the opening to respectively receive the at least two fiber optic connectors, the main body partially covering the respective housings of the at least two fiber optic connectors and also being removably coupled to the housing of each of the at least two fiber optic connectors,
wherein the top has a surface configured to retain the at least two fiber optic connectors, and
wherein the carrier is configured to insert or remove the at least two fiber-optic connectors into or from, respectively, a telecommunications structure without entering the telecommunications structure.