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FERRULE ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL LATCH

  • US 20140193120A1
  • Filed: 06/14/2012
  • Published: 07/10/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2011
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An optical fiber assembly comprising:

  • a plurality of generally parallel optical fibers, each optical fiber having an end face;

    a ferrule body having the plurality of optical fibers positioned therein, the ferrule body having a front face, the end face of each optical fiber being positioned generally adjacent the front face of the ferrule body;

    a beam expanding element generally adjacent the front face of the ferrule body, the beam expanding element having a lens array aligned with the optical fibers of ferrule body; and

    a resilient latch for interconnecting the optical fiber assembly to a mating component, the resilient latch being integrally formed with the beam expanding element.

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