Patent ID: 8920045
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A float mechanism for controlling an optical connector comprising: a pin having a first end and a second end; a first shaft assembly and a second shaft assembly; a base disposed at a distance from the optical connector such that the base is not in direct contact with the optical connector, the base comprising: a tab comprising a first and second preload surface, a first and second float force surface, a first and second residual force surface and a first and second preload chamfer, the tab configured to receive the first end of the pin; wherein the float mechanism is configured to control the optical connector by receiving the tab and the first end of the pin within the housing so that, when the optical connector is pushed in the direction of the float mechanism, the tab interacts with the first and second shaft assemblies by pushing the first and second shaft assemblies outward from the tab, causing the cantilevers to flex outward and provide a biasing inward force that pushes the first end of the pin back toward the optical connector while the second end of the pin interacts with components of the optical connector distant from the base.