Patent ID: 9405079
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G02B

Claim Text:
1. An assembly, the assembly comprising: a first cable assembly, the first cable assembly including a first housing with a first mating face, a first ferrule having a plurality of first optical fibers positioned therein, and a first beam expanding element generally aligned with each first optical fiber, each first beam expanding element expanding an optical beam generally to a beam diameter, and a first retention member; and a second cable assembly, the second cable assembly including a second housing with a second mating face, a second ferrule having a plurality of second optical fibers positioned therein, a second beam expanding element generally aligned with each second optical fiber, and a second retention member, each second beam expanding element expanding an optical beam generally to the beam diameter, the second retention member interacting with the first retention member to retain the first cable assembly to the second cable assembly with the first mating face, the second mating face being positioned a distance apart no more than approximately 25% of the beam diameter and permit sliding movement of the first cable assembly relative to the second cable assembly.