Patent ID: 8290332

Claim:
A fiber optic adapter configured to retain at least one optical fiber connector comprising: a body portion having a first side, a second side, and at least one through-opening between the first side and the second side; a first housing projecting from the body portion first side, the first housing including a first bore for receiving the at least one optical fiber connector and having an outer surface, the housing being proximate said at least one through-opening; and a retainer comprising a split sleeve having an interior surface mountable on the first housing outer surface and including first and second wall portions having a shape corresponding to a shape of the housing outer surface for engaging and covering opposite sides of the outer surface of said first housing to attach said retainer to said first housing, said retainer including at least one projection configured to block the removal of the at least one optical fiber connector from the first bore when the wall portions engage the opposite sides of the outer surface of the first housing.