Small form factor fiber optic connector with multi-purpose boot assembly
AssigneeSenko Advanced Components, Inc.
InventorsKazuyoshi Takano, Jimmy Jun-Fu Chang
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Abstract
An optical connector holding two or more LC-type optical ferrules is provided. The optical connector includes an outer body, an inner front body accommodating the two or more LC-type optical ferrules, ferrule springs for urging the optical ferrules towards a mating connection, and a back body for supporting the ferrule springs. A removable inner front body for polarity change is disclosed. A multi-purpose rotatable boot assembly for polarity change is disclosed. The multi-purpose boot assembly can be pushed and pulled to insert and remove the micro connector from an adapter receptacle.
Claims13
A fiber optic connector which can change polarity comprising:
- a connector housing with at least one ferrule at a first end;
- a multi-purpose rotatable boot assembly at a second end of the connector housing,
- the multi-purpose rotatable boot assembly further comprising a protrusion;
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- wherein the multi-purpose rotatable boot assembly is rotated about the longitudinal axis of the connector which converts the fiber optic connector from a first polarity with the protrusion adjacent to a first side of the connector housing, to a second polarity with the protrusion adjacent to a second side of the connector housing, the first polarity is not the same as the second polarity.
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