Patent ID: 9465171
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: G02B

Claim Text:
1. An optical connector comprising: a plug housing having a pin cavity; a pin having a front and rear orientation and disposed at least partially in said pin cavity, said pin comprising at least a pin sleeve having a pin sleeve length, said pin sleeve at least partially containing a pin ferrule and a pin lens; a receptacle housing having a socket cavity; a socket having a front and rear orientation and disposed at least partially in said socket cavity, said socket comprising at least a socket sleeve having a socket sleeve length, said socket sleeve at least partially containing a socket ferrule and a socket lens; and an alignment sleeve between said pin and socket, wherein, when in a mated state, a pin front portion of said pin sleeve and a socket front portion of said socket sleeve are disposed in said alignment sleeve, wherein said pin front portion and said socket front portion are at least ⅓ the length of said pin sleeve and socket sleeve, respectively, and wherein said pin and said socket are held in said plug and receptacle within a certain tolerance such that the relative distance between them ranges from a minimum distance to a maximum distance when in said mated state, wherein said pin front portion ranges from about at least ⅓ of said pin sleeve length at said maximum distance to over ½ of said pin sleeve length at said minimum distance.