Patent ID: 6595696
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A fiber-optic adapter intended to mate with a fiber-optic connector, the fiber-optic connector having a connector body and a fiber-containing ferrule protruding a distance d from a forward end of the connector body; the adapter comprising:a housing including a passage for accepting the connector body therein during an insertion of the connector in a longitudinal direction into the passage; a shutter rotatably mounted in the passage; and a spring urging the shutter toward a light-blocking position, from which the shutter is pushed by the insertion of the connector body; wherein the shutter comprises a shoulder positioned to contact the connector body, the shoulder comprising a depth D in the longitudinal direction; and wherein D>d; whereby the ferrule does not touch the shutter, even when the longitudinal axis of the connector body during insertion in the passage is not substantially coincident with the longitudinal axis of the passage.