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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2010
Ray S. Barnes, Hickory, NC (US);
Dave E. Cunningham, Conover, NC (US);
Bernhard A. Deutsch, Hickory, NC (US);
Ray S. Barnes, Hickory, NC (US);
Dave E. Cunningham, Conover, NC (US);
Bernhard A. Deutsch, Hickory, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for providing secure fiber optic connections are disclosed. In one embodiment, a locking apparatus comprising a locking plate to secure fiber optic connections is disclosed. The locking plate is configured to be attached to a fiber optic adapter panel and adjustably positioned to a selected position such that when a fiber optic connector on the end of a fiber optic cable is connected to a fiber optic adapter on the fiber optic adapter panel, the fiber optic cable is allowed to pass through a cut-out area of the locking plate but a finger portion of the locking plate does not allow the fiber optic connector to pass through the cut-out area. A lock disposed on the locking plate is configured to keep the locking plate in the selected position. The locking apparatus may also be used to securely store unused or unconnected ports of an optical splitter in a separate enclosure, such as a parking lot compartment.