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

Claim 16:
17. A two-piece fiber optic connector comprising:
a first portion having only two passageways to respectively receive a fiber optic ferrule in each of the only two passageways, the first portion being unitary piece;
a unitary latch above a top surface of the first portion between a front portion and a rear portion of the first portion, the latch configured to move between a first position and a second position to removably engage an adapter;
a side latch disposed on a surface adjacent and orthogonal to a plane of the top surface and positioned on at least one of opposite sides of the first portion;
a second portion attachable to the first portion; and
a side latch window on the second portion to receive at least a portion of the 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.