| US 7,588,375 B2 | ||
| Telecommunications connector protective device | ||
| Jeffrey S. Hovland, Jordan, Minn. (US); and Marlon E. Holmquist, Gibbon, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 21, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/644,322. | ||
| Application 11/644322 is a continuation of application No. 10/750380, filed on Dec. 29, 2003, granted, now 7,186,038, filed on Mar. 06, 2007. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0298749 A1, Dec. 04, 2008 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 385—94 [385/78; 385/139] | 3 Claims |
| 1. A fiber optic connector assembly comprising:
a fiber optic connector mounted to an end of and terminating a fiber optic cable, the fiber optic connector including a ferrule
holding an optical fiber from the cable, the ferrule including an end face;
a plug extending from a closed end to an open end, the open end of the plug being configured to fit about and engage the ferrule
of the fiber optic connector, the plug being positioned about and engaging the ferrule to receive at least a portion of the
ferrule within the open end to seal the end face of the ferrule from air-borne particles; and
an adhesive tape releasably attached to the connector about the plug to hold the plug to the connector, the adhesive tape
extending from a first side of the fiber optic connector, about the closed end of the plug, to an opposite side of the fiber
optic connector;
wherein the plug includes a body defining an inner cavity with an opening for insertion of the ferrule within the cavity,
the opening including a tapered entry and a ledge positioned between an inner end of the tapered entry and an inner wall of
the cavity, the ledge defining an opening smaller than the diameter of the ferrule and the cavity having a diameter generally
the same diameter as the ferrule.
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