Patent ID: 11892687
Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 25:
26. A fiber optic connector, comprising;
a housing comprising a rear end and a front end with a longitudinal passageway extending from the rear end to the front end, wherein a part of the rear portion of the housing comprises a round cross-section that comprises a locking feature integrally formed in the housing that alters the round cross-section and a part of the front portion of the housing comprises a non-round cross-section with a transition region disposed between the rear portion and the front portion, wherein the transition region comprises a threaded portion and a keying portion extending into the transition region for rotational orientation of the fiber optic connector during optical mating;
a ferrule comprising a fiber bore extending from a rear end to a front end; and
an O-ring, wherein the locking feature is disposed rearward of a groove in the housing that seats the O-ring.