Patent ID: 8348517
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic component comprising: a body including at least one receptacle configured to receive a fiber optic connector; a shutter base mounted to said body at a mounting location adjacent to said at least one receptacle; and a first shutter connected to said shutter base by a first hinge, said first shutter, first hinge and shutter base comprising a unitary molded member, wherein said first shutter is shiftable from a first position biased against said body and covering said at least one receptacle to a second position angularly spaced from said first position and projecting away from said body outside said receptacle, and wherein said unitary member comprises a first member which biases said first shutter toward said first position when said first shutter is near said first position and which also biases said first shutter toward said second position when said first shutter is near said second position.