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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2008
Applicant:
Michael R. Mcquiggan, Goleta, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael R. McQuiggan, Goleta, CA (US);
Assignee:
Occam Networks, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cover is described that includes an opening for the cover to receive a latch of a pluggable device to secure the pluggable device in the cover. The cover includes a retaining latch for the cover to hold the cover within an opening of a device. The cover, when inserted into the opening of the device, provides dust protection for the opening of the device and a parking location for the pluggable device. A method is also described for parking a fiber optic connector in a cover and latching the cover into a cage of a communications device.