Patent ID: 9389372
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: G02B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A fiber optic connector assembly comprising: a connector body extending from a front end to a rear end; a ferrule assembly at least partially disposed within the connector body, the ferrule assembly including a ferrule and a ferrule spring that biases a rear end of the ferrule towards the front end of the connector body, the ferrule spring enabling the ferrule to move forwardly and rearwardly within the connector body along at least one millimeter of axial movement; a carrier including a connector end engaged with the connector body, an oppositely disposed cable end, and a termination region disposed between the connector end and the cable end; a fiber support region disposed between the connector end and the termination region; an optical fiber that extends rearwardly from the ferrule and through the rear end of the connector body; and a take-up region through which the optical fiber extends, the take-up region being positioned rearwardly of the ferrule spring and configured to accommodate bending of the optical fiber as the ferrule is moved rearwardly along the at least one millimeter of axial movement.