Patent ID: 6956643

Claim:
An optical port tester for testing the optical quality of a port, the port tester comprising: a base; a fiber mount connected to the base, wherein the fiber mount supports a fiber assembly that is configured to securely hold a fiber cable, wherein the fiber assembly is mounted so as to slide along the fiber mount such that the fiber assembly can be latched into a connected position and retracted to a refracted position; a mirror mount connected to the base, wherein the mirror mount holds a mirror assembly that includes an outer minor guide that is fixed to the mirror mount and an inner mirror guide that slides within the outer mirror guide, wherein the outer mirror guide is configured to receive the port; and a mirror connected to the inner mirror guide, wherein the mirror may be positioned at a test position in order to reflect a light signal through the port when the port is mounted in the port tester between the mirror assembly and a fiber cable held in the fiber assembly.