Dual interlocking shutter system for a fiber optic connector and adapter
AssigneeUS Conec Ltd.
InventorJason Higley
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Abstract
A fiber optic connector has a fiber optic connector shutter that rotates about a first axis and an adapter for the fiber optic connector also has an adapter shutter that rotates about a second axis in the adapter. When the fiber optic connector and the adapter are mated to one another, the axes for the fiber optic connector shutter and the adapter shutter are aligned and the fiber optic connector shutter and the adapter shutter rotate about a single axis. The fiber optic connector shutter and the adapter shutter include structure to maintain engagement during the mating and un-mating of the fiber optic connector and the adapter.
Claims16
A shutter for a fiber optic connector, the fiber optic connector having a shroud disposed at a front end thereof between a portion of an inner connector housing and an outer connector housing comprising:
- a fiber optic connector shutter rotatably mounted to the shroud about a first axis, the fiber optic connector shutter having an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface having an outer surface plane and the inner surface having an inner surface plane;
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- a notch in the fiber optic connector shutter, the notch having an outer portion extending forward from the outer surface beyond the outer surface plane and a corresponding inner indentation extending into the fiber optic connector shutter forward of the inner surface plane.
A shutter system to prevent dust from entering a fiber optic connector and an adapter comprising:
- a fiber optic connector shutter rotatably mounted to the fiber optic connector between a portion of an inner connector housing and an outer connector housing, the fiber optic connector shutter rotatable about a first axis;
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- an adapter shutter rotatably mounted to the adapter, the adapter shutter rotatable about a second axis, the fiber optic connector shutter and the adapter shutter being adjacent to one another and moving together when the fiber optic connector and the adapter are mated, and wherein the first axis and the second axis align along a rotation axis when the fiber optic connector and the adapter are mated.
A shutter system to prevent dust from entering a fiber optic connector and an adapter comprising:
- a fiber optic connector shutter rotatably mounted to the fiber optic connector, the fiber optic connector shutter rotatable about a first axis;
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- an adapter shutter rotatably mounted to the adapter, the adapter shutter rotatable about a second axis, the fiber optic connector shutter and the adapter shutter being adjacent to one another and moving together when the fiber optic connector and the adapter are mated,
- wherein the first axis and the second axis align along a rotation axis when the fiber optic connector and the adapter are mated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.