Patent ID: 6688780
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A fiber-optic adapter for mating 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 first housing forming a first passage for accepting the connector body therein during an insertion of the connector in a longitudinal direction into the first passage; a first shutter rotatably mounted in the first passage; wherein the first shutter is supported in a cantilevered manner and includes a light-blocking end inside the first passage and another end connected to the first housing and has a depth D in the longitudinal direction measured from the light-blocking end inside the first passage and the point where the connector body contacts the first shutter so that D>d; whereby the ferrule of the fiber-optic connector does not touch the first 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.