Patent ID: 11914197
Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A fiber optic connector, comprising:
a housing comprising a rear portion defining a rear end, a front portion defining a front end, and a longitudinal passageway extending from the rear end to the front end and a locking feature for securing the optical mating of the fiber optic connector, wherein a part of the rear portion of the housing comprises a round cross-section and a part of the front portion of the housing comprises a non-round cross-section, wherein the housing further comprises a transition region disposed between the rear portion and the front portion, wherein the transition region comprises a threaded portion and the locking feature is a subtractive portion from the round-cross section primitive geometry of the rear portion configured as a ramp with a ledge, wherein the housing provides a first connector footprint;
a ferrule comprising a fiber bore extending from a rear end to a front end; and
a conversion housing, wherein the conversion housing cooperates with the housing for changing the fiber optic connector from the first connector footprint to a second connector footprint.