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US 12,742,935 B2Granted
Adapter shutter assembly with shutter retention cap
AssigneeUS Conec Ltd.
InventorsJason Higley, Darrell R. Childers, Craig M. Conrad
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Abstract
A fiber optic adapter assembly includes an adapter body, a spring clip and a retention cap attached to the adapter body enclosing each of the spring clip and two shutters. The adapter body has a main opening and a plurality of pivot arms extending away from the main opening and two latch arms, each of the latch arms disposed between a pair of the pivot arms causing gaps between the latch arms and the pivot arms, which are sealed by the retention cap. The spring clip has a plurality of fingers moveably contacting each of shutters, which pivot between a first and second position.
Claims18
A fiber optic adapter assembly, comprising:
- an adapter body having a main opening to receive at least one fiber optic connector, the main opening surrounded circumferentially by a top side, a bottom side, a first side surface and a second side surface between the top side and the bottom side, the first side surface being opposite the second side surface, the adapter body further including:
- a first pair of pivot arms adjacent the first side surface and extending longitudinally away from the main opening;
- a second pair of pivot arms adjacent the second side surface and extending longitudinally away from the main opening;
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- a first latch arm between the first pair of pivot arms and a second latch arm between the second pair of pivot arms, wherein the first latch arm is separated from each pivot arm of the first pair of pivot arms by a first gap and the second latch arm is separated from each pivot arm of the second pair of pivot arms by a second gap;
- a first shutter positioned on one of the first pair of pivot arms and one of the second pair of pivot arms adjacent the top side;
- a second shutter positioned on the other of the first pair of pivot arms and the other of the second pair of pivot arms adjacent the bottom side, each of the first shutter and the second shutter moveable between an open position and a closed position;
- a spring clip that extends around and engages an outer portion of the adapter body, the spring clip including a plurality of fingers moveably contacting each of the first shutter and the second shutter;
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- a retention cap attached to the adapter body enclosing each of the spring clip, the first shutter and the second shutter, wherein the first shutter and the second shutter pivot at least partially within the retention cap and at least partially at the respective pivot arms in the first and second pairs of pivot arms.
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A fiber optic adapter assembly, comprising:
- an adapter body having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface defining at least in part a main opening between a first side and a second side, the second side receiving a first fiber optic connector;
- a retention cap attached to the first side of the adapter body and capable of receiving a second fiber optic connector;
- a spring clip disposed around at least a portion of the outer surface of the adapter body and between an inside portion of the retention cap and the outer surface of the adapter body;
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- a first shutter and a second shutter movably engaging the spring clip, the adapter body and the retention cap;
- wherein the adapter body has a first side surface and a second side surface, and the adapter body further comprises:
- a first pair of pivot arms adjacent the first side surface and extending longitudinally away from a forward facing surface around the main opening, each of the first pair of pivot arms having a pivot end;
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- a second pair of pivot arms adjacent the second side surface and extending longitudinally away from the forward facing surface around the main opening, each of the second pair of pivot arms having a pivot end;
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- wherein the first shutter is disposed between the pivot end of one of the first pair of pivot arms and a first pivot receptacle in the retention cap, and also between the pivot end of one of the second pair of pivot arms and the first pivot receptacle in the retention cap;
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- wherein the second shutter is disposed between the pivot end of a second of the first pair of pivot arms and a second pivot receptacle in the retention cap, and also between the pivot end of a second of the second pair of pivot arms and the second pivot receptacle in the retention cap.
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A fiber optic adapter assembly, comprising:
- an adapter body having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface defining at least in part a main opening between a first side and a second side, the second side receiving a first multi-fiber ferrule;
- a retention cap attached to the first side of the adapter body and capable of receiving a fiber optic connector with a second multi-fiber;
- a spring clip disposed around at least a portion of the outer surface of the adapter body and between an inside portion of the retention cap and the outer surface of the adapter body;
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- a first shutter and a second shutter movably engaging the spring clip, the adapter body and the retention cap;
- wherein the adapter body has a first side surface and a second side surface, and the adapter body further comprises:
- a first pair of pivot arms adjacent the first side surface and extending longitudinally away from a forward facing surface around the main opening, each of the first pair of pivot arms having a pivot end;
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- a second pair of pivot arms adjacent the second side surface and extending longitudinally away from the forward facing surface around the main opening, each of the second pair of pivot arms having a pivot end;
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- wherein the first shutter is disposed between the pivot end of one of the first pair of pivot arms and a first pivot receptacle in the retention cap, and also between the pivot end of one of the second pair of pivot arms and the first pivot receptacle in the retention cap;
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- wherein the second shutter is disposed between the pivot end of a second of the first pair of pivot arms and a second pivot receptacle in the retention cap, and also between the pivot end of a second of the second pair of pivot arms and the second pivot receptacle in the retention cap.
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