Patent ID: 9720182
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. A fiber optic ferrule with improved mating plane contact comprising: a main body having a front end, a back end, a top, a bottom, two sides, and a first opening extending from the back end toward the front end, the first opening configured to receive optical fibers therein; a plurality of optical fiber openings disposed in the main body between the front end and the first opening, each of the optical fiber openings to receive an optical fiber therein; a longitudinal axis extending through the main body; a mating surface at the front end of the main body, the mating surface lying in a mating plane, the mating plane being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; and a pair of spring pads disposed across the first opening from one another, each of the pair of spring pads having an engagement surface facing away from the main body, the engagement surfaces of the pair of spring pads lying in a single plane.