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Anti-jam alignment sleeve holder or connector housing for a ferrule assembly

  • US 10,641,972 B2
  • Filed: 07/16/2018
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A connector housing having a distal end and a proximal end spaced from the distal end in a proximal direction along an axis, the connector housing comprising:

  • an inner cavity structure to accept a ferrule assembly, wherein the ferrule assembly comprises a collar having a plurality of contact points at a proximal end of the collar;

    an alignment sleeve extending along the axis, the alignment sleeve comprising a plurality of angled surfaces circumferentially spaced about the axis and a plurality of openings interleaved between the plurality of angled surfaces about the axis, each of the angled surfaces facing radially inwardly toward the axis, each opening extending longitudinally along the axis away from the angled surfaces in the proximal direction, each angled surface sloping radially inwardly with respect to the axis and toward a respective one of the openings as it extends along the axis in the proximal direction,the angled surfaces and openings are molded as part of the inner cavity structure;

    a bias spring engaging a distal end of the collar opposite the contact points;

    a backbody inserted at the distal end of the housing capturing the bias spring between the backbody and the distal end of the collar,the backbody compresses the bias spring to create a spring force,the spring force created by the compressed spring rotates each of the contact points of the collar along the corresponding angled surface until the contact points are received within the corresponding opening thereby securing the ferrule assembly within the alignment sleeve without jamming the ferrule assembly within the alignment sleeve.

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