Patent ID: 9217833
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A positioning means for a fibre optic connector assembly which comprises a plug assembly receiving a plug ferrule and a jack assembly receiving a jack ferrule connectable to the plug ferrule such that said plug ferrule and said jack ferrule are positionable coaxially with respect to each other for optically interconnecting optical fibers supported by said plug ferrule and said jack ferrule; the positioning means comprises a receiving means having an open end to receive one of the jack assembly and the plug assembly and a stationary support supporting said receiving means, wherein said receiving means is displaceable relative to the stationary support at least along a direction transverse to a connection direction for optically interconnecting the optical fibers to allow an alignment of the one of the jack assembly and the plug assembly along the direction transverse to the connection direction, said receiving means being translatable relative to the stationary support in the direction transverse to the connection direction, the stationary support means being positioned proximate a second end of the receiving means opposite the open end, wherein the stationary support has a first abutment surface and the receiving means has a second abutment surface, the first and second abutment surfaces run transversal to the connection direction and facing each other with a spring loaded element sandwiched in between.