Patent ID: 6224268
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A connector comprising: a plug housing formed from a member having a forward end and a rearward end and an axial passageway therethrough through which at least one optical fiber provided in a fiber optic cable can extend, said member having at least a portion which is rectangularly-shaped, said rectangularly shaped portion having a top wall, opposite side walls and a bottom wall, said top wall being flat, said forward end of said member for insertion into a receptacle with said rearward end extending from the receptacle, and a cantilevered beam having an end fixed to a rearward portion of said member and having its free end extending forwardly toward said forward end of said member over said flat top wall and being spaced from said flat top wall, said free end of said cantilevered beam being capable of being biased toward said flat top wall of said member, said cantilevered beam having engagement structure thereon for engaging retention structure associated with the receptacle for releasably securing said connector within the receptacle; a ferrule member mounted within said plug housing; and means for biasing said ferrule member toward said forward end of said plug housing member.