Adapter with dust shutter
AssigneeUS Conec Ltd.
InventorsJoseph Howard, Myron Yount, Darrell Childers, Eric Childers, David Underwood
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Abstract
An adapter with a dust shutter also provides eye protection and an even seal around the connector opening. The adapter includes a main body, a cover, and a resilient member to bias the cover in a closed position. The adapter also includes a flexible member to assist in sealing the adapter. The resilient member contacts the cover in a center portion and the cover floats relative to the main body to ensure a good seal.
Claims16
A fiber optic connector adapter comprising:
- a main body having an opening for receiving a fiber optic connector;
- a cover for sealing the opening in the main body when a connector is not inserted into the opening, the cover being rotatedly connected to the main body;
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- a single resilient member engaging the main body and the cover to bias the cover in a closed position, the single resilient member engaging the cover at a single location that generally corresponds to a center portion of the cover.
A fiber optic connector adapter comprising:
- a main body having an opening for receiving a fiber optic connector;
- a cover for sealing the opening in the main body when a connector is not inserted into the opening, the cover being rotatably connected to the main body and having a recessed area having a flexible member disposed therein to engage the main body and seal the opening;
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- a single resilient member engaging the main body and the cover to bias the cover in a closed position, the single resilient member engaging the cover at a single location.
A fiber optic connector adapter comprising:
- a main body having an opening for receiving a fiber optic connector, the main body having an end face and a radial projection on the end face extending around the opening;
- a cover for sealing the opening in the main body when a connector is not inserted into the opening, the cover being rotatedly connected to the main body and having a recessed area corresponding to the radial projection on the end face of the main body, the recessed area having a flexible member to engage the radial projection and seal the opening;
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- a resilient member engaging the main body and the cover to bias the cover in a closed position, the resilient member engaging the cover only at a location that generally corresponds to a center portion of the cover.
A fiber optic connector adapter comprising:
- a main body having an opening for receiving a fiber optic connector;
- a cover for sealing the opening in the main body when a connector is not inserted into the opening, the cover being rotatably connected to the main body;
- a flexible member engaging the main body and the cover when the connector is not inserted into the opening to thereby seal the opening;
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- a single resilient member engaging the main body and the cover to bias the cover in a closed position, the single resilient member engaging the cover at a single location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.