US Patent 11982847 Flexible push-pull boot with a transition member

A push-pull boot for an MPO fiber optic connector has rear portion, a middle portion, a transition portion disposed therebetween, at least two front extensions extending from the middle portion and a cross bar between the at least two front extensions. The push-pull boot has a spine that extends from an end of a rear portion to the transition portion and parallel to a longitudinal axis. The push-pull boot may also have a rear facing surface that is configured to engage a forward facing surface on the outer housing during a pulling operation. It may also have a spring push seat located in the middle portion of the push-pull boot and configured to engage a spring push of the MPO fiber optic connector during a pushing operation of the MPO fiber optic connector.