Patent ID: 11914197
Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A fiber optic connector, comprising:
a housing comprising a rear portion defining a rear end, a front portion defining a front end, and a longitudinal passageway extending from the rear end to the front end and a locking feature for securing the optical mating of the fiber optic connector, wherein a part of the rear portion of the housing comprises a round cross-section and a part of the front portion of the housing comprises a non-round cross-section with a transition region disposed between the rear portion and the front portion, wherein the transition region comprises a threaded portion and the locking feature is a subtractive portion from the round-cross section primitive geometry of the rear portion configured as a ramp with a ledge, wherein the housing provides a first connector footprint;
a ferrule comprising a fiber bore extending from a rear end to a front end;
a conversion housing comprising a shroud having internal threads, wherein the internal threads of the shroud cooperate with the threaded portion of the housing for changing the fiber optic connector from the first connector footprint to a second connector footprint;
a retaining member configured as a retaining clip that cooperates with the housing for inhibiting the rotation of the conversion housing; and
a coupling nut.