Patent ID: 8313248

Claim:
An optical connection device comprising: a coupling housing extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end, the coupling housing defining an interior, a first port providing access to the interior through the first end, and a second port providing access to the interior through the second end, and the coupling housing having at least one stop and at least a first part of a latching mechanism disposed within the interior between the first and second ends; and a sleeve mount extending from a first end to a second end and having opposite first and second sides, the sleeve mount defining a first port facing towards the first end and a second port facing towards the second end, the ports being disposed between the first and second sides of the sleeve mount, the sleeve mount including first latching fingers extending towards the first end at the opposite first and second sides and second latching fingers extending towards the second end at the opposite first and second sides, and the sleeve mount including a second part of a latching mechanism extending from the first side to the second side transverse to the first and second latching fingers.