Fiber optic adapters and connector devices with mounting features and mounting systems and methods including same
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorBarry Wayne Allen
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Abstract
A fiber optic adapter system includes a fiber optic adapter and a mounting bracket. The fiber optic adapter includes a first interlock feature. The mounting bracket defines a channel having a longitudinal channel axis and a longitudinally extending lateral side opening. The mounting bracket includes a second interlock feature. The fiber optic adapter and the mounting bracket are relatively configured to enable a user to interlock the first and second interlock features to secure the fiber optic adapter to the mounting bracket by inserting the fiber optic adapter into the channel through the lateral side opening in an insertion direction transverse to the channel axis.
Claims18
An optical adapter for optically coupling first and second ruggedized optical connectors, the optical adapter comprising:
- a body defining a channel extending along a longitudinal axis that extends between first and second oppositely facing ports, the first port defining a first attachment structure to receive the first ruggedized optical connector and the second port defining a second attachment structure to receive the second ruggedized optical connector;
- internal structure disposed within the body and configured to align the first and second ruggedized optical connectors;
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- first and second end caps configured to be disposed in the first and second ports, respectively, each end cap being secured at the respective port by the respective attachment structure.
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A method of optically coupling first and second ruggedized optical connectors, the method comprising:
- unthreading a first end cap from a first port of an optical adapter;
- inserting the first ruggedized optical connector at the first port of the optical adapter, wherein the first ruggedized optical connector is environmentally sealed to the optical adapter;
- rotating the first ruggedized optical connector to secure the first ruggedized optical connector at the first port;
- unthreading a second end cap from a second port of the optical adapter;
- inserting the second ruggedized optical connector at the second port of an optical adapter, wherein the second ruggedized optical connector is environmentally sealed to the optical adapter;
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- rotating the second ruggedized optical connector to secure the second ruggedized optical connector at the second port;
- wherein the optical adapter includes internal structure that aligns an optical fibers of the first ruggedized optical connector with an optical fiber of the second ruggedized optical connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.