Patent ID: 7703987
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An adapter for optical-fiber connectors, the adapter comprising: a housing; a first plug-in connector receptacle defined by the housing, the first receptacle including at least one arresting mechanism disposed on a side of the housing, wherein the first receptacle defines an opening for alternate reception of at least two different types of plug-in optical-fiber connectors, including a first type of plug-in connector and a second type of plug-in connector, and wherein the at least one arresting mechanism is configured to engage at least one of the two different types of plug-in connectors to engage the at least one of the two different types of plug-in connectors to the first receptacle, wherein the first type of plug-in connector is an LC plug-in connector and the second type of the plug-in connector is an MU plug-in connector; and a second plug-in connector receptacle defined by the housing, the second receptacle defining a second opening at an opposite end of the housing for alternate reception of the two different types of plug-in optical-fiber connectors.