Patent ID: 8388235

Claim:
A modular and scalable high optical fiber count connector assembly comprising; a plug shell unit having a forward end, a rear end, and a hollow body; an alignment pin is situated on a top surface of the plug shell unit; a pin subassembly unit includes a plurality of small form factor engagement mate pin connectors having a pin contact forward end and a cable rear end; a forward end of the pin subassembly unit includes a plurality of pin connector pin contacts; and, a rear end of the pin subassembly includes a plurality of complementary pin connector cables; a plug connector formed by inserting the pin subassembly unit into the plug shell unit hollow body; a forward end of the plug connector includes the plurality of pin connector pin contacts; and, a rear end of the plug connector includes the plurality of complementary pin connector cables; a receptacle shell unit having a forward end, a rear end, and a hollow body; an alignment slot is situated on a top surface of the receptacle shell unit; a socket subassembly unit includes a plurality of small form factor engagement mate socket connectors having a socket contact forward end and a cable rear end; a forward end of the socket subassembly unit includes a plurality of socket connector socket contacts; and, a rear end of the socket subassembly unit includes a plurality of complementary socket connector cables; and, a receptacle connector adapted for mating engagement with the plug connector and formed by inserting the socket subassembly unit into the receptacle shell unit hollow body; a forward end of the receptacle connector includes the plurality of socket connector socket contacts; and, a rear end of the receptacle connector includes the plurality of complementary socket connector cables; whereby the forward end of the receptacle connector engagement mates to the forward end of the plug connector.