Patent ID: 11971587
Assignee: US CONEC LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A latch body for use with a fiber optic connector having a housing with a top housing surface and a bottom housing surface comprising:
a main body having a front portion, a middle portion and a rear portion;
a latch extending from the middle portion away from the main body;
an engagement mechanism to engage the main body with a fiber optic connector supporting at least two optical fibers; and
a projection disposed underneath a bottom surface of the main body between the housing of the fiber optic connector and the main body, the latch body bendable between a relaxed position and a stressed position upon an application of a force, wherein the projection is configured to maintain a separation between the main body and one of the top housing surface and the bottom housing surface in a stressed position of the latch body.