Patent ID: 11906793
Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. The optical connector assembly of claim 6, wherein the housing further comprises:
a unitary third housing portion comprising a front support proximate the mating end and a rear support disposed between the front support and the cable end, the second optical ferrule being supported by the front support of the third housing portion; and
a unitary fourth housing portion assembled to the third housing portion and comprising a middle support disposed between the front and rear supports of the third housing portion, such that when the fourth housing portion is assembled to the third housing portion, the middle support of the fourth housing portion contacts and bends the second optical fiber array about the middle support of the fourth housing portion, the bend causing the second optical ferrule to rotate about the front support of the third housing portion.