Patent ID: 7029182

Claim:
An optical connector adapter mounting system comprising: a multi-fiber optical connector with a row of multiple optical fibers which extend out of the connector; an optical connector adapter mount for mounting the optical connector to a panel, the mount comprising: a frame with a mounting section for attaching the mount to the panel, and a housing section with an aperture connecting the multi-fiber optical connector to the housing section; wherein the aperture in the housing section has an axis of symmetry which is slanted relative to the mounting section, and wherein the axis of symmetry of the aperture is angled relative to a normal axis of the panel when the mounting section is mounted to the panel and the connector connected to the housing section is oriented with a front end of the row of multiple optical fibers aligned generally vertically; and a twist boot supporting the row of multiple optical fibers extending from the connector, wherein the row of optical fibers twists along a bend in the optical fibers and the twist boot provides a twist path inside the twist boot which supports the optical fibers along the bend and along the twist of the row of fibers.