Patent ID: 6984073
Filing Date: 2006-01-10
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic connector alignment system comprising: a base configured for mounting on a first substrate; and a housing movably engaged with the base by at least one channel on the housing and at least one rail on the base, the housing configured to secure a terminating ferrule for an optical fiber, a longitudinal orientation of the optical fiber within the terminating ferrule defining a longitudinal axis, the housing movable along the longitudinal axis between a mated position and an unmated position; wherein the housing has a longitudinal range of motion and a lateral range of motion, with respect to the base, in both the mated and unmated positions, wherein the lateral range of motion when the housing is in the unmated position is less than the lateral range of motion when the housing is in the mated position, and wherein the channel and rail are engaged in both the mated and unmated positions.