Patent ID: 11914198
Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A fiber optic connector, comprising:
a housing comprising a rear end and a front end with a longitudinal passageway extending from the rear end to the front end, wherein a part of a rear portion of the housing comprises a polygonal cross-section and a part of a front portion of the housing comprises a non-round cross-section with a transition region disposed between the rear portion and the front portion, and the housing provides a first connector footprint comprising at least one locking feature for securing the optical mating of the fiber optic connector;
a ferrule comprising a fiber bore extending from a rear end to a front end; and
a conversion housing, wherein the conversion housing cooperates with the housing for changing the fiber optic connector from the first connector footprint to a second connector footprint.