Patent ID: 11906792
Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. 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 the housing is configured as a one-piece component and 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 on the housing between the rear portion and the front portion, wherein the transition region comprises a threaded portion and a keying feature, and the housing provides a first connector footprint;
a ferrule comprising a fiber bore extending from a rear end to a front end; and
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.