Patent ID: 8644668

Claim:
A system for covering the docking port of an optical communication device and protecting a terminating end of an optical fiber at the optical communication device, wherein the system comprises: a body comprising an end portion, an inner portion, and a non-conductive portion, wherein: the end portion includes a first shape that allows the body to be at least partially received by the docking port of the optical communication device, the end portion having a flat face, wherein, when the body is at least partially received by the docking port, an entire surface of the flat face of the end portion makes physical contact with a deepest portion of the docking port of the optical communication device; the inner portion includes a second shape that allows the body to at least partially receive the optical fiber; and the non-conductive portion is interposed between the body and an electrical terminal within the docking port to prevent communication between the optical fiber and the optical communication device.