Patent ID: 7234875
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a first ferrule having a first mating end; a first housing having a first cantilever spring, a second cantilever spring, and a first recess for accommodating the first ferrule; a first holder interposed between the first ferrule and the first cantilever spring and the second cantilever spring; a second ferrule having a second mating end; a second housing having a third cantilever spring, a fourth cantilever spring, and a second recess for accommodating the second ferrule; a second holder interposed between the second ferrule and the third cantilever spring and the fourth cantilever spring, and wherein, in a connected state, the first mating end of the first ferrule contacts the second mating end of the second ferrule so that the first ferrule is in optical communication with the second ferrule.