Patent ID: 11892686
Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS RF, LLC
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 44:
45. A female hardened fiber optic connector, comprising:
a connector assembly;
a connector sleeve comprising a connector sleeve passageway between a first end and a second end; and
a female coupling housing comprising an elongate structure comprising a female coupling housing passageway defined from an opening at a front end of the female coupling housing to a rear end of the female coupling housing, the opening at the front end comprising an internal attachment feature configured as internal threads, and the connector sleeve is located within the female coupling housing passageway so that the first end and the second end of the connector sleeve are forward of the rear end of the female coupling housing and rearward of the internal attachment feature of the female hardened fiber optic connector, wherein the opening is sized for receiving a male connector within the opening for optical mating.