Method and apparatus for sealing fiber optic connectors for industrial applications
US7338214B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3879
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention is a protective enclosure that can be adapted for use with different types of connectors, including LC type fiber optic connectors. The protective enclosure includes a plug portion and an adapter portion. The plug portion includes a plug housing having an internal longitudinal bore adapted to accept a plug connector of a connector type larger than an LC adapter, but includes a clip to which one or two LC plug connectors can be fixedly mounted that can optionally fixedly clip into the internal bore of the housing so that an LC connector can be fixedly mounted within the housing. The adapter portion includes an adapter housing having an internal longitudinal bore adapted to accept an adapter connector of a connector type larger than an LC adapter, but including an optional sleeve that can fixedly snap into the internal bore of the adapter housing and within which an LC adapter connector can be fixedly mounted.
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