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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2022
Us Conec Ltd., Hickory, NC (US);
Jason Higley, Hickory, NC (US);
Darrell R. Childers, Hickory, NC (US);
Craig M. Conrad, Hickory, NC (US);
US Conec Ltd., Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic adapter assembly includes an adapter body, a spring clip and a retention cap attached to the adapter body enclosing each of the spring clip and two shutters. The adapter body has a main opening and a plurality of pivot arms extending away from the main opening and two latch arms, each of the latch arms disposed between a pair of the pivot arms causing gaps between the latch arms and the pivot arms, which are sealed by the retention cap. The spring clip has a plurality of fingers moveably contacting each of shutters, which pivot between a first and second position.