Patent ID: 11874507
Assignee: nan
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A dust and port identification cap for fiber optic adapters, comprising:
an opaque or translucent elongate body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
the elongate body comprising a flange disposed between the first and second ends of the body, wherein the flange is substantially rectangular and is positioned in a flange plane which is substantially perpendicular to a main axis of the elongate body;
a knob portion at the first end extending outward from the flange, the knob portion including a bulbous structure at the first end and a neck extending between the first flange surface and the bulbous structure, and wherein the neck has a perimeter dimensionally smaller than a perimeter of the bulbous structure;
an adaptor portion at the second end extending outward from the flange in a direction opposite the knob portion, wherein the adaptor portion further comprises at least one stabilizer extending from a sidewall of the adaptor portion and wherein the adaptor portion has an opening for receiving a fiber optic cable therein that continues inward from the second end toward the first end and that terminates at an inner surface between the second end and the second flange surface, the elongate body having a continually solid central core between the inner surface and a point on the knob at the first end farthest from the inner surface.