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A fiber optic connector system is made up of a socket contact and a pin contact arranged to be installed in a cylindrical multiple contact connector, each contact including a fiber optic connector that has been terminated to a ribbon cable and captured between two halves of a cylindrical contact bod

A fiber optic connector system is made up of a socket contact and a pin contact arranged to be installed in a cylindrical multiple contact connector, each contact including a fiber optic connector that has been terminated to a ribbon cable and captured between two halves of a cylindrical contact body, the socket contact being spring loaded to provide an engagement force between the two contacts when assembled into a housing. The pin and socket contacts may be installed in a wide variety of connector housings configured to receive cylindrical contacts, including the MIL-C-38999 family of connector shells, utilizing existing coupling and mounting arrangements, with the optional addition in the plug connector of a torsion spring biased shutter arranged to shield the ends of the fibers before coupling, and which is moved by a cam surface in the receptacle connector of the fiber optic connector system to uncover the ends of the fibers during coupling.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A cylindrical contact for a fiber optic connector, comprising:a ferrule having a parallelepiped shaped, said ferrule having positioned therein the end of at least one optical fiber;a contact housing including two contact housing members arranged to capture therebetween

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A cylindrical contact for a fiber optic connector, comprising:a ferrule having a parallelepiped shaped, said ferrule having positioned therein the end of at least one optical fiber;a contact housing including two contact housing members arranged to capture therebetween said ferrule and a portion of a fiber optic cable including said fiber and extending from said ferrule, said contact housing having a crimp ferrule portion and a generally cylindrical shape adapted to replace a contact of a cylindrical shaped electrical connector; anda crimp sleeve arranged to crimp a strength member of said fiber optic cable to the crimp ferrule portion of the contact housing.