CPC G02B 6/3879 (2013.01) [G02B 6/387 (2013.01); G02B 6/3825 (2013.01); G02B 6/3826 (2013.01); G02B 6/3831 (2013.01); G02B 6/3851 (2013.01); G02B 6/3869 (2013.01); G02B 6/3873 (2013.01); G02B 6/3885 (2013.01); G02B 6/381 (2013.01); G02B 6/389 (2013.01); G02B 6/3821 (2013.01); G02B 6/3837 (2013.01); G02B 6/3841 (2013.01); G02B 6/3843 (2013.01); G02B 6/3849 (2013.01); G02B 6/3871 (2013.01); G02B 6/3887 (2013.01); G02B 6/3889 (2013.01); G02B 6/3893 (2013.01); G02B 6/3895 (2013.01); G02B 6/3897 (2013.01); G02B 6/4262 (2013.01); G02B 6/4401 (2013.01); G02B 6/4446 (2013.01); G02B 6/4471 (2013.01); G02B 6/4472 (2013.01); G02B 6/4477 (2013.01); G02B 6/4479 (2013.01)] | 32 Claims |
1. A fiber optic connector, comprising:
a housing comprising a rear end and a front end with a longitudinal passageway extending from the rear end to the front end, wherein a part of the rear portion of the housing comprises a round cross-section and a part of the front portion of the housing comprises a non-round cross-section with a transition region disposed on the housing between the rear portion and the front portion, wherein the transition region comprises a threaded portion, and the housing provides a first connector footprint;
a ferrule comprising a fiber bore extending from a rear end to a front end; and
a conversion housing comprising a plurality of components and including a shroud having internal threads, wherein the internal threads of the shroud cooperate with the threaded portion of the housing for changing the fiber optic connector from the first connector footprint to a second connector footprint that is a hardened connector footprint.
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