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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2010
Ronald Mudd, Richardson, TX (US);
Joseph Livingston, Frisco, TX (US);
Brad Billman, Denton, TX (US);
Thomas Crain, Melissa, TX (US);
Aly Fahd, Dallas, TX (US);
Gary Gibbs, Wylie, TX (US);
Jeffrey Dale Nielson, Wylie, TX (US);
Gil Ruiz, McKinney, TX (US);
Wade James Womack, Allen, TX (US);
Ronald Mudd, Richardson, TX (US);
Joseph Livingston, Frisco, TX (US);
Brad Billman, Denton, TX (US);
Thomas Crain, Melissa, TX (US);
Aly Fahd, Dallas, TX (US);
Gary Gibbs, Wylie, TX (US);
Jeffrey Dale Nielson, Wylie, TX (US);
Gil Ruiz, McKinney, TX (US);
Wade James Womack, Allen, TX (US);
CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic component includes a body having at least one receptacle configured to receive a fiber optic connector, a shutter base mounted to the body at a mounting location adjacent to the at least one receptacle, and a first shutter connected to the shutter base by a first hinge. The first shutter, first hinge and shutter base are unitarily formed, and the first shutter is shiftable from a first position biased against the body and covering the at least one receptacle to a second position biased to an angularly spaced position relative to the first position.