Patent ID: 7588375
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic connector assembly comprising: a fiber optic connector mounted to an end of and terminating a fiber optic cable, the fiber optic connector including a ferrule holding an optical fiber from the cable, the ferrule including an end face; a plug extending from a closed end to an open end, the open end of the plug being configured to fit about and engage the ferrule of the fiber optic connector, the plug being positioned about and engaging the ferrule to receive at least a portion of the ferrule within the open end to seal the end face of the ferrule from air-borne particles; and an adhesive tape releasably attached to the connector about the plug to hold the plug to the connector, the adhesive tape extending from a first side of the fiber optic connector, about the closed end of the plug, to an opposite side of the fiber optic connector; wherein the plug includes a body defining an inner cavity with an opening for insertion of the ferrule within the cavity, the opening including a tapered entry and a ledge positioned between an inner end of the tapered entry and an inner wall of the cavity, the ledge defining an opening smaller than the diameter of the ferrule and the cavity having a diameter generally the same diameter as the ferrule.