Patent ID: 6616342
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A connection system, comprising:a first connection assembly having a first fiber optic cable portion and a first connector fastened to an end of the first fiber optic cable portion, the first connector having a housing and alignment members that extend from the housing; and a second connection assembly having a second fiber optic cable portion and a second connector fastened to an end of the second fiber optic cable portion, the second connector having a housing that provides pairs of planar surfaces, each pair of planar surfaces defining a groove and a central axis of that groove, the central axis being parallel to the pair of planar surfaces defining that groove, wherein, when the first and second connectors couple together, (i) the end of the first fiber optic cable portion faces the end of the second fiber optic cable portion, and (ii) each alignment member of the first connector (a) enters the groove defined by a pair of planar surfaces, which is provided by the housing of the second connector, in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the central axis of that groove, and (b) has substantial freedom of movement along the central axis of that groove.