Patent ID: 11971584
Assignee: US CONEC LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A two-piece fiber optic connector comprising:
a first portion having at least two passageways to respectively receive a fiber optic ferrule in each of the at least two passageways;
a latch extending from a top surface of the first portion between a front portion and a rear portion of the first portion, the latch configured to removably engage an adapter;
at least one side latch disposed on a surface adjacent to the top surface from which the latch extends and on at least one of opposite sides of the first portion;
a second portion attachable to the first portion; and
at least one side latch window on the second portion to receive at least a portion of the at least one side latch to retain the first and second portions together,
wherein the fiber optic ferrules are inserted into a holder having a hexagonal nut configuration and the two piece fiber optic connector has an internal configuration configured to receive the hexagonal nut configuration.