Sc low profile connector
AssigneeSenko Advanced Components, Inc.
InventorsKazuyoshi TAKANO, Jimmy Jun-Fu CHANG
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Abstract
Low profile optical fiber connectors comprising a ferrule, a plug frame configured to receive the ferrule, and an outer housing configured to receive the plug frame. The outer housing may be configured to protrude less than about 2 mm from one end of an adapter when the low profile optical fiber connector is inserted into the adapter. The connector may include a boot sized such that the boot protrudes from the end of the adapter by less than about 15 mm. The low profile connector does not contain a bias spring to urge the ferrule forward out of plug frame housing.
Claims8
A low profile optical fiber connector and adapter system, comprising;
- a ferrule;
- a plug frame configured to receive the ferrule;
- an outer housing configured to receive the plug frame and the ferrule forming the low profile fiber optic connector,
- the outer housing includes a protrusion for coupling the outer housing to the adapter;
- an adapter having a port at a first end or the port at a second end configured to accept the low profile fiber optic connector;
- the adapter has an opening along a top side of adapter housing configured to accept a protrusion located on an outer housing of the low profile connector;
- and wherein the ferrule protrudes from a first end of housing of the low profile connector;
- and further wherein
- the low profile connector is free of any bias spring urging the ferrule to protrude from the first end of the low profile connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.