Patent ID: 9348098
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: G02B

Claim Text:
1. An optical port adapted to mate with a Versatile Link Family (VLF)-type optical plug and with a non-VLF-type optical plug, the optical port comprising: a port base; and at least a first port receptacle, the port receptacle having a proximal end that is attached to the base and a distal end that extends away from the base; the receptacle having an opening therein that extends from the distal end thru the proximal end and into the base, wherein the opening is defined by a receptacle wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the receptacle wall having at least one first latching feature disposed on the inner surface and at least one second latching feature disposed on the outer surface, and wherein said at least one first latching feature disposed on the inner surface of the receptacle wall is adapted to engage at least one first latching feature of the VLF-type optical plug when the VLF-type optical plug is mated with the optical port, and wherein said at least one second latching feature disposed on the outer surface of the receptacle wall is adapted to engage at least one second latching feature of the non-VLF-type optical plug when the non-VLF-type optical plug is mated with the optical port.