US 11,899,247 B2
Shroud for optical connectors
Kim Leeson, Ipswich (GB); and Shaun Trezise, Aldeburgh (GB)
Assigned to PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US)
Filed by PPC BROADBAND FIBER LTD., Woodbridge (GB)
Filed on Jul. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/857,915.
Application 17/857,915 is a continuation of application No. 16/990,824, filed on Aug. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,378,754.
Application 16/990,824 is a continuation of application No. 16/182,602, filed on Nov. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,739,526, issued on Aug. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/582,180, filed on Nov. 6, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0334322 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/24 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/3825 (2013.01) [G02B 6/241 (2013.01); G02B 6/3831 (2013.01); G02B 6/3879 (2013.01); G02B 6/3893 (2013.01); G02B 6/3897 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A coupler configured to connect a fiber optic connector with a fiber optic adapter so as to reduce insertion loss when a load is applied to the fiber optic connector, comprising:
a body portion having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion;
wherein the first end portion is configured to slidingly receive a fiber optic adapter and engage an outer surface of the fiber optic adapter in an interference fit relationship;
wherein the second end portion is configured to slidingly receive a fiber optic connector;
wherein the second end portion includes an inward facing surface configured to engage an outward facing surface of the fiber optic connector in an interference fit relationship;
wherein the second end portion is configured to include an inner shoulder portion configured to limit a depth of insertion of the fiber optic adapter into the first end portion of the body portion;
wherein an inward facing surface of a wall of the second end portion of the body portion is configured to include an engagement portion receiving portion therein that extends a length of the second end portion;
wherein the engagement portion receiving portion being configured to receive and permit passage of an engagement portion extending from an outer surface of a top wall of the fiber optic connector; and
wherein the body portion is configured to permit the fiber optic connector to be coupled directly with the fiber optic adapter so as to provide a connection between the fiber optic connector and the fiber optic adapter that is configured to reduce insertion loss when a load is applied to an end of the fiber optic connector that is spaced from the body member.