Patent ID: 7201518
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic connector comprising: an optical fiber; a ferrule surrounding the optical fiber; a hub retainably engaging the ferrule, the hub including an anti-rotation portion; a housing defining a bore and an anti-rotation seat configured to engage the anti-rotation of the hub; a spring disposed within a chamber defined by the housing and coupled to the anti-rotation seat, the spring biasing the ferrule through the bore of the housing; an alignment arrangement formed by the connector, the alignment arrangement including first, second, and third contact portions formed on one of the hub and the housing, and also including first, second, and third angled contact surfaces formed on the other of the hub and the housing; wherein the first contact portion engages the first angled contact surface, the second contact portion engages the second angled contact surface, and the third contact portion engages the third angled contact surface so that an end of the optical fiber is maintained at a known orientation with respect to the longitudinal axis of the connector; wherein the first, second, and third angled contact surfaces are disposed around the longitudinal axis of the connector to form a tripod configuration such that only the first, second, and third angled contact surfaces contact the first, second, and third contact portions to form the alignment arrangement.