Patent ID: 11860426
Assignee: US CONEC LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. An interconnect system having at least one adapter panel for managing interconnections, each adapter panel including a plurality of adapters, comprising:
a plurality of connector housings, each of the plurality of connector housings attached to and pre-installed onto a respective adapter of the plurality of adapters;
a plurality of dust plugs, each of the plurality of dust plugs attachable to a respective one of the plurality of connector housings, each of the plurality of dust plugs having a main body with a top wall, a bottom wall, and two opposing side walls disposed between the top wall and bottom wall; and
at least one pair of latches in a front portion of the main body and having an increased thickness at a forward end thereof, the increased thickness is sized to engage a receptacle in an inner surface of a respective housing when the dust plug is inserted into the housing.