Patent ID: 9176285
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,G02B

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic connector comprising: a connector body defining a longitudinal axis, the connector body including a front housing that connects to a rear housing, the front and rear housings having lengths that extend along the longitudinal axis; a ferrule assembly mounted at least partially in the connector body, the ferrule assembly being movable relative to the connector body along the longitudinal axis of the connector body, the ferrule assembly including a ferrule having a rear end supported in a ferrule hub, the ferrule having a front face accessible at a front end of the connector body, the ferrule defining a fiber passage that extends through the ferrule along the central longitudinal axis from the rear end of the ferrule to the front face of the ferrule; a spring positioned within the connector body for biasing the ferrule assembly in a forward direction toward a forwardmost position of the ferrule assembly, the spring having a first spring length when the ferrule assembly is in the forwardmost position; the rear housing including a front extension that fits inside a rear end of the spring, the front extension having a front extension length; and the fiber optic connector defining a gap between the front extension of the rear housing and the ferrule hub, the gap having a first dimension measured between the front extension of the rear housing and the ferrule hub when the ferrule assembly is in the forwardmost position, the first dimension being measured in an orientation along the longitudinal axis of the connector body, the front extension length being longer than the first dimension of the gap.