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

Claim 8:
9. 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; and
a pair of latches connected to the adapter and disposed on an outer surface of the adapter body, the pair of latches positioned 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 extending in a direction away from the first opening and the second opening, each of the pair of latches having an exterior surface, the exterior surfaces facing away from one another and having a non-uniform distance between the exterior surface and a plane through each of the latches between the adapter body and respective terminal ends of each of the pair of latches, and wherein the pair of latches are positioned along respective longer edges of the first opening.