Patent ID: 7349619
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A service blocking device comprising: a unitary body with a first end and a second opposing end; the first end configured to be received within a mating opening of a fiber optic adapter; the second end including a connector opening sized to receive a fiber optic connector and a ferrule receiving opening within the connector opening, the ferrule receiving opening configured to receive a ferrule of a fiber optic connector, the fiber optic connector configured to be received within the mating opening of the fiber optic adapter; the body configured so that the fiber optic connector is held generally coaxially aligned with the opening of the adapter when the first end of the body is within the opening of the adapter and the connector is positioned within the opening of the second end; the body including an opaque bulkhead between the first end and the second end to prevent light from passing through the body, the body further comprising opposing sides adjacent the first end, each side including a recess for receiving one of a pair of opposing catches within the mating opening of the adapter, the catches and recesses cooperating to releasably hold the first end of the body within the mating opening.