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

Claim 18:
19. 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 the top, the bottom, and the two side walls are positioned such that a height is numerically different from a width of the main body; and
at least two channels within the opening to respectively receive the at least two fiber-optic connectors, each of the at least two fiber optic connectors having a housing, a longitudinal axis along a direction between a front end and a rear end of the housing, a transverse axis extending between the two side walls, and a vertical axis parallel in a direction between the top and the bottom; the main body partially covering at least a portion of the housing,
wherein the housing for each of the at least two fiber optic connectors is smaller in a width than in a height thereof, and extends forward of the opening of the main body
wherein the top has a surface with a geometry different from a geometry of the bottom, and
wherein the carrier is configured to insert or remove the at least two fiber-optic connectors into or from, respectively, an adapter or a receptacle from outside the adapter or receptacle.