Patent ID: 11880075
Assignee: US CONEC LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 17:
18. A fiber optic connector for a multi-fiber ferrule, comprising:
a ferrule holder having a central opening extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end;
a multi-fiber ferrule housed within the central opening and having at least two optical fibers supported therein, the multi-fiber ferrule being exposed at an opening at the first end of the ferrule holder, the opening at the first end being in communication with the central opening;
a boot extending in a rearward direction from the ferrule holder and supporting the at least two optical fibers,
wherein the ferrule holder has a main body with a top side and a bottom side joined by two opposing side walls,
wherein a separation between the top side and the bottom side is more than a separation between the opposing side walls, the opposing side walls being parallel to a fiber alignment axis of the at least two optical fibers at an end face of the multi-fiber ferrule, and
wherein a front end of the ferrule holder has a chamfer;
a first projection extending longitudinally along the top side;
a second projection extending longitudinally along the bottom side,
wherein the first projections is on a first outside surface of the top side of the main body and has at least one dimension that is different than the second projection on an opposite second outside surface on the bottom side of the main body; and
a latching mechanism on at least one of the top side and the bottom side,
wherein the latching mechanism is separated longitudinally from the first projection and the second projection.