Patent ID: 8702323
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic connector comprising: a connector housing having a distal end and a proximal end; a ferrule assembly having a ferrule and a ferrule spring, the ferrule having a distal end face that is accessible at the distal end of the connector housing, the ferrule spring biasing the ferrule in a distal direction relative to the connector housing; a boot mounted at the proximal end of the connector housing, the boot having a distal end that mounts over the proximal end of the connector housing and a proximal end, the boot defining a central axis that extends along a length of the boot from the distal end of the boot to the proximal end of the boot, the boot defining a central passage that extends through the length of the boot, the boot including a strain relief portion adjacent the proximal end of the boot, the strain relief portion of the boot having a truncated, conical outer shape, the strain relief portion of the boot being formed by a plurality of co-axial rings separated by axial gaps, the rings being interconnected by axial links that extend across the axial gaps, the central passage having a proximal portion corresponding to a length of the strain relief portion, the proximal portion of the central passage defining a transverse cross-dimension, and a majority of the rings of the strain relief portion of the boot having radial thicknesses that are at least 50 percent as long as the transverse cross-dimension.