Patent ID: 7416349

Claim:
A fiber optic adapter assembly comprising: a one-piece housing including a length extending from a first end to a second end of the housing, the housing including at least three adjacent openings arranged in a stacked configuration along the length extending from the first end to the second end of the housing, each opening defining a separate fiber optic adapter for interconnecting two cables terminated with fiber optic connectors, each opening defining a longitudinal axis; and a sleeve mount mounted within each of the openings of the housing, the sleeve mount configured to be inserted into the opening in a direction extending from a first end to a second end of the opening, generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the opening; wherein the at least three openings each define a common wall separating each of the openings, each common wall extending from the first end to the second end of the opening, generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the opening, the common wall including a slit separating the common wall into a first wall section and a second wall section, the first wall section defining an inner surface of a first of the at least three openings and the second wall section defining an inner surface of a second of the at least three openings that is adjacent to the first opening of the at least three openings, the first wall section spaced apart from and opposing the second wall section along a direction extending generally parallel to the length of the one-piece housing, wherein during insertion of the sleeve mount within the opening, one of the first wall section and the second wall section separated by the slit is configured to flex toward the other of the first wall section and the second wall section along a direction generally parallel to the length of the one-piece housing to receive the sleeve mount.