Patent ID: 6130977
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A fiber optic connector sleeve comprising:a sleeve housing defining a lengthwise extending passageway for receiving at least a portion of a fiber optic connector, wherein the passageway defined by said sleeve housing has a plurality of corners in lateral cross-section,wherein said sleeve housing comprises a plurality of positioning ribs extending lengthwise through the passageway for engaging the fiber optic connector and for positioning the fiber optic connector within the fiber optic connector sleeve, and wherein the positioning ribs extend into the passageway from locations proximate at least two of the corners of the passageway such that interior sidewalls of said sleeve housing extending between the positioning ribs are recessed relative to the positioning ribs so as to prevent the connector from engaging the interior sidewalls during insertion of the fiber optic connector into the fiber optic connector sleeve.