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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2001
Jeffrey A. Matasek, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Scot Ernst, Plainfield, IL (US);
Igor Grois, Northbrook, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
An adapter assembly is provided for mating a fiber optic connector along an optic axis with a complementary connecting device. The assembly includes a pair of adapter halves secured together at an interface by means of a securing post projecting from one adapter half generally parallel to the optic axis and into a securing hole in the other adapter half. The securing post has a retaining hole extending transversely of the optic axis. The other adapter half has a passage extending from an outside wall into registry with the retaining hole in the securing post of the one adapter half when the post is inserted into the securing hole in the other adapter half. A securement pin is insertable through the passage in the other adapter half into the retaining hole in the securing post of the one adapter half to, thereby, secure the adapter halves in assembly.