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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2016
Yu LU, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Steven C. Zimmel, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David J. Anderson, Bloomington, MN (US);
Yu Lu, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Steven C. Zimmel, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David J. Anderson, Bloomington, MN (US);
CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic adapter assembly is provided that sealingly mounts to a telecommunications enclosure. The adapter assembly mounts to a communications enclosure such that one of two fiber optic connectors is received into the adapter assembly outside of the enclosure and the other fiber optic connector is engaged into the adapter assembly inside of the enclosure. The enclosure is pressurized at a predetermined level, and the adapter assembly is configured to maintain the pressure within the enclosure when the adapter assembly mounts to the enclosure.