Patent ID: 9046660
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic connector comprising: an opening for receiving a fiber optic cable; a pair of locating pins positioned adjacent to a front end ferrule; and a housing for providing a covering between said opening and said locating pins, wherein said locating pins are configured to be moveable between a first forward position where said locating pins extend out of the front ferrule and said housing and a second retracted position where said locating pins are retracted within the front ferrule and said housing, and wherein said locating pins are moveable from said first forward position and said second retracted position by a user via a retraction tab accessible outside of said housing and without opening said housing wherein said retraction tab extends through said housing to an outside surface of said housing and is slidable within a guide slot in said housing so that said retraction tab is movable forward and backward within said guide slot so as to move said locating pins to a forward or retracted position respectively, and wherein said guide slot maintains a snap-fit locking mechanism constructed as two deformable plastic projections configured to lock said retraction tab in a forward or retracted position within said guide slot.