Patent ID: 11934015
Assignee: SENKO ADVANCED COMPONENTS, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. A multiport device for connecting electrical and/or optical connectors, the multiport device comprising:
a first port housing including a plurality of first ports, each first port being configured to receive and couple to one of the connectors;
a second port housing including a plurality of second ports, each second port being configured to receive and couple to one of the connectors; and
a seal at an interface of the first and second port housings, the interface being formed when the first and second port housings are coupled together, the seal being configured to form a fluid tight seal at the interface,
wherein the first and second port housings are releasably coupled together, wherein when the first and second port housings are coupled together, the first and second ports are aligned with each other such that a communication connection is formed between first and second connectors when the first connector is coupled to one of the first ports and the second connector is coupled to one of the second ports corresponding to said one of the first ports,
wherein the seal is a first seal and wherein the multiport device further comprises a second seal at the interface, the second seal being configured to form a fluid tight seal at the interface.