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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2017
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Surendra Chitti Babu, New Lenox, IL (US);
Yu Huang, Orland Park, IL (US);
Roman J. Churnovic, Joliet, IL (US);
Scott R. Hartman, Oak Forest, IL (US);
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A tool for testing the termination of optical connectors has a housing, a cradle attached to the housing, and a cover removeably attached to the cradle. The cradle is configured to restrain a fiber optic connector and the cover is configured to at least partially block ambient light from reaching the fiber optic connector. In another embodiment, a tool for testing the termination of optical connectors has a housing, a cradle attached to the housing, a launch fiber, and a ferrule adapter. The ferrule adapter is connected such that it rotates about a pivot point on the cradle.