Patent ID: 6547449
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A multifiber connector being at least partially preassembled comprising:a connector housing defining a longitudinal internal cavity; and a windowless, multifiber ferrule also extending longitudinally between opposed front and rear surfaces and defining a plurality of optical fiber bores that open through the front surface, wherein said ferrule has a plurality of side surfaces with at least a portion of each side surface being planar such that said ferrule is substantially rectangular in lateral cross-section, each side surface of said ferrule also being a continuous surface so as to be free of any window to the optical fiber bores, and wherein said windowless, multifiber ferrule is at least partially disposed within the internal cavity defined by said connector housing to thereby form the multifiber connector that is free of optical fibers such that the multifiber connector is capable of being preassembled prior to inserting a plurality of optical fibers into the optical fiber bores.