Patent ID: 11886016
Assignee: US CONEC LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A duplex fiber optic connector comprising:
a housing having a length along a longitudinal axis, a width along a lateral axis and a height along a transverse axis, the height being larger than the width,
wherein the housing has a top side, a bottom side, and a pair of opposing sides joining the top side to the bottom sides,
wherein the housing further defines a central opening at a terminal one of the opposing sides, the terminal one of the opposing sides defining an end face of the housing that extends around a continuous circumference thereof;
a first ferrule supporting a first optical fiber, the first ferrule having an end face that is at a non-perpendicular angle to the longitudinal axis;
a second ferrule supporting a second optical fiber, the second ferrule also having an end face that is at a non-perpendicular angle to the longitudinal axis, the first ferrule and the second ferrule being at least partially surrounded by the housing; and
a key located on the top side of the housing,
wherein the key protrudes outwardly of the housing,
wherein the respective end faces of the first ferrule and the second ferrule are exposed at a front end of the housing at opposite angular orientations relative to the housing, and
wherein the first ferrule and the second ferrule are spaced apart between the top side and the bottom side along the height of the housing, and
wherein the duplex fiber optic connector is configured for engaging a boot positioned rearward of the housing and partially surrounding a fiber optic cable having the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber,
wherein the first ferrule is in a first polishing position for polishing the end face and a second mating position for mating the duplex fiber optic connector with another duplex fiber optic connector,
wherein the duplex fiber optic connector has a first polarity in which the angle of the end face of the first ferrule and the angle of the end face of the second ferrule are positioned relative to the key, and a second polarity in which the angle of the end face of the first ferrule and the angle of the end face of the second ferrule are positioned relative to the key the same as in the first polarity,
wherein the first ferrule and the second ferrule are at a same fixed orientation relative to the housing in both the first polarity and the second polarity of the duplex fiber optic connector.