Patent ID: 8041177

Claim:
A dust cap for use with an optical fiber connector, the optical fiber connector having a ferrule with an outer diameter, the dust cap comprising: a sleeve having a central axis, the sleeve defining a cavity for receiving at least a portion of the ferrule, the cavity extending along the central axis of the sleeve and having an open end positioned opposite from a closed end, at least a portion of the cavity defining an internal diameter sized for receiving the outer diameter of the ferrule, the sleeve also including a textured light disbursing surface positioned within the cavity at the closed end of the cavity for disbursing light that is transmitted through the ferrule into the cavity of the dust cap; wherein the textured light disbursing surface is set at an angle to the central axis of the sleeve, the textured light disbursing surface not being capable of focusing light; and wherein the light is disbursed radially relative to the central axis of the sleeve and thereby illuminates at least a portion of an exterior of the dust cap facing radially away from the central axis.