Patent ID: 11860423
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. A fiber optic connector comprising:
a plug body defining a distal plug end and an opposite proximal end;
an optical fiber defining a fiber axis, the optical fiber extending along the fiber axis at least partially through the plug body, the optical fiber including a free end portion adjacent to the distal plug end, the free end portion of the optical fiber not being supported by a ferrule;
a shutter pivotally connected to the plug body, the shutter being pivotally movable relative to the plug body between an open position and a closed position, the shutter having an interior receptacle that contains gel used to protect and clean the free end portion of the optical fiber when the shutter is in the closed position; and
a reflective structure integrated with the shutter within the interior receptacle configured to reflect light away from the optical fiber.