Fiber optic connectors and multiport assemblies including retention features

A connectorized fiber optic cable comprising:

• a ferrule comprising an optical fiber bore;
• and
• a connector housing comprising:
• a ferrule retaining portion positioned at a front portion of the connector housing, the ferrule retaining portion engaged with the ferrule;
• a longitudinal axis extending from the front portion of the connector housing, through the ferrule retaining portion and the optical fiber bore of the ferrule to a rear portion of the connector housing positioned opposite the front portion;
• a nominal housing portion defined on an outer surface of the connector housing;
• and
• a locking portion defined on the outer surface of the connector housing and interrupting the nominal housing portion, wherein
• the locking portion comprises a port engagement face that extends inward from the nominal housing portion of the connector housing toward the longitudinal axis and that is oriented transverse to the longitudinal axis, and the locking portion further comprises a locking portion recess positioned rearward of the port engagement face and inward of the nominal housing portion of the connector housing, and
• the locking portion recess is oriented transverse to the port engagement face and comprises a planar surface extending across at least a portion of the outer surface of the connector housing;
• and
• a fiber optic cable comprising an optical fiber extending along the longitudinal axis of the connector housing to the optical fiber bore of the ferrule.

A multiport assembly comprising:

• a shell defining a cavity positioned within the shell;
• a plurality of optical adapters positioned within the cavity of the shell, the plurality of optical adapters structurally configured to receive, align, and optically couple dissimilar optical connectors;
• a plurality of optical connector ports comprising respective connection port passageways permitting external optical connectors to access the plurality of optical adapters positioned within the cavity of the shell, the connection port passageways comprising respective connector insertion paths;
• and
• a plurality of push-button securing members associated with respective ones of the connection port passageways, each push-button securing member of the plurality of push-button securing members comprising:
• a bore extending through the push-button securing member, the bore defining an inner perimeter;
• a connector engagement face positioned on the bore and oriented transverse to a corresponding connector insertion path, the connector engagement face comprising an inner end and an outer end positioned outward of the inner end;
• and
• a ramp positioned on the bore, the ramp extending between the inner perimeter of the bore and the inner end of the connector engagement face.

A method for selectively connecting a fiber optic connector to a multiport assembly, the method comprising:

• inserting a connector housing of a fiber optic connector into a connector port of a multiport assembly, the connector housing comprising a longitudinal axis extending through the connector housing;
• engaging a ramp of a push-button securing member of the multiport assembly with the connector housing, moving the push-button securing member away from a connector insertion path defined by the multiport assembly;
• moving at least a portion of the connector housing through a bore of the push-button securing member of the multiport assembly;
• moving at least a portion of the push-button securing member into a locking portion recess of the connector housing;
• and
• engaging a connector engagement face of the push-button securing member that is oriented transverse to the connector insertion path of the multiport assembly, with a port engagement face of the connector housing that is oriented transverse to the longitudinal axis of the connector housing to selectively couple the connector housing to the multiport assembly.