Very small form factor shuttered fiber-optic adapter

A fiber optic adapter to accommodate at least two fiber-optic connectors, the fiber optic adapter comprising:

• a main body formed by a top and a bottom bound by two opposing sides and having a main opening along a longitudinal axis between a first side and a second side of the main body, wherein the main body include at least two ports to respectively receive the at least two fiber-optic connectors;
• a shutter spring having an extension positioned away from a central portion of the main body;
• a shutter support roof having a plurality of grips, the shutter support roof configured to engage the extension of the shutter spring;
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• a plurality of shutters, each of the plurality of shutters being aligned with at least another one of the plurality of shutters and attached to the plurality of grips of the shutter support roof, each of the plurality of shutters engaging the shutter spring, wherein each of the plurality of shutters is rotatable between a closed position and an open position to receive one of the at least two fiber-optic connectors.

A fiber optic adapter to accommodate at least two fiber-optic connectors, the fiber optic adapter comprising:

• a main body formed by a top and a bottom bound by two opposing sides and having a main opening along a longitudinal axis between a first side and a second side of the main body, wherein the main body include at least one port to respectively receive the at least two fiber-optic connectors from opposite sides of the main opening;
• a shutter spring having an extension positioned away from a central portion of the main body;
• a shutter support roof having a plurality of grips, the shutter support roof configured to engage the extension of the shutter spring;
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• a plurality of shutters, each of the plurality of shutters being associated with the at least one port on the opposite sides of the main opening and respectively attached to the plurality of grips of the shutter support roof, each of the plurality of shutters engaging the shutter spring, wherein each of the plurality of shutters is rotatable between a closed position and an open position to receive one of the at least two fiber-optic connectors.