Patent ID: 8208134

Claim:
An apparatus for inspecting an optical continuity and attenuation of a fiber optic adapter panel, wherein said fiber optic adapter panel comprises a plurality of fiber optic cable connectors, comprising: an enclosure comprising a bottom panel, a top panel and four side panels; a plurality of light sources located on an inside surface of said bottom panel of said enclosure, wherein said plurality of light sources are uniformly distributed across said inside surface and wherein said plurality of light sources emit light in a visible spectrum wavelength range; a power button located on an outside surface of one of said side panels to control an electrical power source to power said plurality of light sources; said top panel of said enclosure comprises a transparent screen, wherein said transparent screen is a planar surface that extends across the entire top panel, wherein said transparent screen has an inside surface facing the plurality of light sources and an outside surface to be coupled to said fiber optic adapter panel; and wherein said plurality of light sources emit light through said transparent screen to said fiber optic adapter panel to inspect the optical continuity and attenuation through said plurality of fiber optic cable connectors.