Adapter dustcap with built-in cleaner

An optical fiber cleaner assembly comprising:

• a cleaner;
• an alignment portion comprising a toroidal shape and an aperture therethrough sized to receive and align a ferrule of an optical fiber connector;
• and
• wherein the cleaner is configured to be housed in a side-facing receptacle of an adapter dustcap, and wherein the alignment portion is configured to secure the cleaner within the side-facing receptacle.

A method for manufacturing an adapter dustcap, the method comprising:

• providing an adapter dustcap body;
• inserting a cleaner and an alignment portion into a side-facing receptacle of an end portion of the adapter dustcap body such that the cleaner is located between a first surface of the alignment portion and an interior surface of the side-facing receptacle, wherein the alignment portion comprises a toroidal shape and an aperture therethrough sized to receive and align a ferrule of an optical fiber connector within the side-facing receptacle;
• and
• removably coupling a sealing cover to the end portion of the adapter dustcap body or to the alignment portion.