Patent ID: 11971583
Assignee: US CONEC LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 17:
18. An adapter configured to secure a first multi-fiber ferrule in position to mate with a second multi-fiber ferrule in a fiber optic connector inserted into the adapter, the adapter comprising:
an adapter body configured to removably receive the first multi-fiber ferrule on a first side and the fiber-optic connector on a second side opposite the first side of the adapter body, the first side having a first opening sized for the first multi-fiber ferrule and the second side having a second opening sized for the fiber-optic connector and in communication with the first opening, the first side and the second side being on opposite sides of a mating plane lying within the adapter at which the first multi-fiber ferrule mates with the second multi-fiber ferrule of the fiber optic connector; and
a pair of latches connected to an outer surface of the adapter body adjacent two opposing edges of the first opening to engage and hold the first multi-fiber ferrule in the adapter at least partially between the pair of latches, the pair of latches are positioned along longer edges of the first opening and extending in a direction away from the first opening and the second opening, each of the pair of latches having an exterior surface facing away from each other and being non-flat.