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US 7,094,091 B2Granted
Swivel adapter
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsBarbara Grzegorzewska, Ilya Makhlin, Thomas R. Marrapode, Mark Matuszewski, David S. Rifkin
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Abstract
An adapter is mountable to a bulkhead, panel, circuit box, circuit board or other substrate, and receives a fiber optic connector. The adapter can be swiveled or rotated relative to the bulkhead, panel, circuit box, circuit board or other substrate, thereby providing for enhanced cable management. The adapter may include a gasket that reduces electromagnetic interference (EMI).
Claims16
An adapter mountable to a substrate comprising:
- a housing defining a central axis and a plane perpendicular to said central axis, wherein the housing includes a plurality of walls defining an opening;
- an insert having at least one rounded sidewall for being mounted within said opening, said insert being rotatable relative to said plane such that said insert is capable of being parallel to or angled relative to said plane, said insert being configured to receive an adapter;
- wherein said opening includes an elongated portion and a keyhole at an end thereof, said elongated portion having a predetermined width, said rounded sidewall having flat sides defining a width that is generally equal to said predetermined width of said elongated portion such that said rounded sidewall can slide within said elongated portion, said keyhole being sized to accommodate said rounded sidewall therein such that said rounded sidewall can rotate within said keyhole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.