Patent ID: 11953739
Assignee: US CONEC LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A combination of a fiber optic ferrule and an optical component comprising:
a fiber optic ferrule comprising:
a main body having a plurality of optical fiber receiving members therein, each of the plurality of optical fiber receiving members configured to receive an optical fiber therein;
a surface on the main body in optical alignment with the plurality of optical fiber receiving members; and
a first alignment structure having a first portion extending between two second portions, the second portions being on opposite sides of the first portion and the first portion has at least one straight edge and the second portion has at least one round edge; and

an optical component having an engagement surface to engage a portion of the surface of the main body and a second alignment structure having a center portion extending between two outside portions, the outside portions being on opposite sides of the center portion,
wherein one of the first and second alignment structures extend outward and the other of the first and second alignment structures extend inwardly.