Patent ID: 7213975

Claim:
A hybrid communications cable connector system comprising: a first housing defining an interior cavity with an open first end and an open second end; the second end of the interior cavity of the first housing sized to receive a first communications cable including at least one optical fiber and at least one metallic wire, the optical fiber terminated by a first optical fiber connector and the metallic wire terminated by a first pin connector, the first optical fiber connector including a connector housing; the interior cavity including a first recess within which is positioned the first optical fiber connector terminating the at least one optical fiber of the first communications cable and a second recess within which is positioned the first pin connector terminating the at least one metallic wire of the first communications cable; a second housing defining an interior cavity with an open first end and an open second end; the second end of the interior cavity of the second housing sized to receive communications connections including at least one optical fiber and at least one metallic conductor, the optical fiber terminated by a second optical fiber connector and the metallic conductor terminated by a second pin connector, the second optical fiber connector including a connector housing; the interior cavity of the second housing including a first recess within which is positioned a fiber optic adapter into which is inserted the connector housing of the second optical fiber connector terminating the at least one optical fiber of the communications connections and a second recess within which is positioned the second pin connector terminating the at least one metallic conductor of the communications connections, the fiber optic adapter being a stand-alone adapter that is removably mounted within the interior cavity of the second housing; and, the first ends of the first and second housings adapted to engage each other with the connector housing of the first optical fiber connector terminating the at least one optical fiber of the first communications cable received within the removable, stand-alone fiber optic adapter and the first and second pin connectors mated.