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Shutter for a fiber optic component and a fiber optic component including the shutter

US8348517B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina · US

Inventors

Ronald L. Mudd · Sachse, US
Joseph C. Livingston · Frisco, US
Brad Billman · Corinth, US
Thomas Crain · Anna, US
Aly Fahd · Troy, US
Gary F. Gibbs · Wylie, US
Jeffrey D. Nielson · Longmont, US
Gil Ruiz · McKinney, US
Wade J. Womack · Allen, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 16, 2010
Grant date	Jan 8, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 26, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/3897
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fiber optic component includes a body having at least one receptacle configured to receive a fiber optic connector, a shutter base mounted to the body at a mounting location adjacent to the at least one receptacle, and a first shutter connected to the shutter base by a first hinge. The first shutter, first hinge and shutter base are unitarily formed, and the first shutter is shiftable from a first position biased against the body and covering the at least one receptacle to a second position biased to an angularly spaced position relative to the first position.

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