Patent ID: 11971588
Assignee: US CONEC LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 17:
18. A carrier to hold at least two fiber optic connectors, the carrier comprising:
a main body extending between a front end and a rear end and having an opening extending therebetween formed by a top, a bottom and two side walls,
wherein a distance in the opening between the two side walls is more than a distance between the top and the bottom of the carrier; and
at least two channels within the opening to respectively receive at least two fiber-optic connectors, each of the at least two fiber optic connectors having a housing that extends forward of the carrier,
the main body having a length along a longitudinal axis between a front end and a rear end of the housing, a lateral dimension between the two side walls, and a transverse dimension between the top and the bottom, the main body partially covering the housing of each of the at least two fiber optic connectors,
wherein the top has a surface configured to retain the at least two fiber optic connectors, and
wherein the carrier is configured to insert or remove individually or as a group the at least two fiber-optic connectors into or from, respectively, a telecommunications structure from outside the telecommunications structure.