Integrated pin and socket fiber optic cleaner tip

A cleaning module adapted to clean a socket or a pin of a ferrule, comprising:

• a housing;
• a tip assembly extending from the housing, the tip assembly comprising a tip adapted to receive a cleaning media;
• a retractable alignment sleeve having a flange at an end thereof, the alignment sleeve adapted to move along the tip assembly during use between a first position adjacent to the tip and a second position displaced from the tip in a direction toward the housing, wherein the sleeve retracts when the flange presses against a surface of the ferrule and further when the sleeve is sized to surround the pin;
• a sleeve spring having a first end portion engaged with a portion of the housing and a second end portion engaged with the flange of the alignment sleeve;
• and the tip assembly being mounted to a block movably secured within a portion of the housing,
• a main spring within the housing and engaged with an end portion of the block that allows the tip assembly to move relative to the housing during use, and
• further wherein the sleeve spring has both a spring constant and total compressive force that are lower than that of the main spring.