Patent ID: 7172458

Claim:
An adapter for a multi-contact connector including at least one insert, the insert including at least two cavities, a first of said cavities being configured to receive at least part of an optical contact element and a second of said cavities being configured to receive at least part of a female electrical contact element, the insert including a front face into which said at least two cavities open, the adapter being configured to be disposed on said front face of the insert, and comprising: a first face configured to be pressed against the front face of the insert, and a second face opposite from the first face, a plurality of cells extending from the first face to the second face of the adapter; the plurality of cells including at least one cell of a first type configured to be placed in line with a first of said cavities of the insert and to receive an alignment sleeve configured to co-operate with a ferrule of an optical contact element when engaged in said first cavity of the insert, at least one cell of a second type configured to be disposed in line with a second of said cavities of the insert so as to receive an end portion of a female electrical contact element when engaged in said second cavity of the insert; and the cell of the second type being connected to a tubular portion that at least one of projects from the second face and opens in the second face.