Patent ID: 6607303
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical connector adapter mount for mounting an optical connector adapter to a panel, the mount comprising:a conductive frame comprising a mounting section for attaching the mount to the panel, and a tubular housing section with an aperture adapted for connecting a multi-connector optical connector adapter to the panel, the adapter being sized and shaped to connect at least two pairs of optical connectors to each other, wherein the optical connector adapter comprises two or more optical connector adapters located side by side in the aperture, at least one of the two or more adapters being a simplex adapter; wherein the mount is adapted to receive a shield gasket between a seating surface of the mount and the panel for forming an electrical connection between the mount and the panel, wherein the mounting section is slanted relative to the housing section, and wherein at least one section of the aperture is aligned with a hole in the panel and the pairs of optical connectors are angled relative to a normal axis of the panel when the mounting section is mounted to the panel.