Patent ID: 6467971
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An apparatus for releasably mating a pair of fiber optic connectors, wherein one of the pair of fiber optic connectors originates from inside a box, said apparatus comprising:an adapter having an adapter body and an adapter flange, said adapter body having a first fiber optic connector end and an opposite second fiber optic connector end, said first connector end integrally associated with said second connector end, said first connector end and said second connector end axially aligned; and a receptor having a through-opening to releasably receive said adapter flange, said receptor having an aperture in communication with said through-opening, said receptor having a front surface and a back surface, said aperture defined by a slot between said front surface and said back surface, said aperture receiving said adapter flange when said adapter flange rotates within said through-opening.