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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2018
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Hua Wang, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Scott Richard Hopper, Melville, NY (US);
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC., Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic adapter with a housing defining an open-ended through-channel having a first port at one end and a second port at another end. The first and second ports being configured to receive first and second fiber optic connectors, respectively. The adapter may include a shutter door and a biasing member. The shutter door automatically transitions to an open position when the first connector is inserted into the first port and is automatically transitioned to the closed position by the biasing member when the first connector is removed from the first port. The adapter may include a cover and an alignment sleeve. The cover has a cylinder positioned inside the through-channel of the housing. The cylinder has a bore in which the alignment sleeve is positioned. The alignment sleeve has an open-ended through-channel configured to receive first and second ferrules of the first and second connectors, respectively.