Patent ID: 11860424
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. The fiber optic and electrical connection system of claim 1, wherein the fiber optic connector is a ruggedized fiber optic connector and includes a coupling nut rotatably mounted around the connector housing and a sealing member mounted around the connector housing between the coupling nut and the second end of the connector housing and wherein the fiber optic adapter is a ruggedized fiber optic adapter and the first port of the ruggedized fiber optic adapter includes a sealing surface that engages the sealing member of the ruggedized fiber optic connector when the ruggedized fiber optic connector is fully connected to the ruggedized fiber optic adapter and the first port also includes internal threads that threadingly receive external threads of the coupling nut of the ruggedized fiber optic connector.