Patent ID: 11892685
Assignee: SENKO ADVANCED COMPONENTS, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A fiber optic adapter comprising:
an adapter housing having two opposing sidewalls and defining a channel therebetween to receive a fiber optic connector having one or more ferrules; and
a first shutter and a second shutter attached to opposing sidewalls of the adapter housing, each of the first and second shutters having a first member and a second member, the first member configured to extend into the channel,
wherein the first members of the first and second shutters are sized and shaped to cooperatively close the channel, at least one of the first members being resiliently movable upon insertion of the fiber optic connector into the channel to open the channel,
wherein the second member is provided with a cut-out and the adapter housing is provided with a protrusion received in the cut-out.