Managed fiber connectivity systems
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1. A communications device comprising:
- a circuit board arrangement including a first landing pad and a second landing pad;
an optical adapter defining a first port and an oppositely facing second port, the first and second ports being aligned along a connector insertion axis, the optical adapter being configured to retain a respective fiber optic connector at each of the first and second ports, the optical adapter also defining an opening separate from the first and second ports, the opening being aligned with the first port; and
a media reading interface disposed at the opening of the optical adapter, the media reading interface having a first contact surface configured to engage the first landing pad of the circuit board arrangement through the opening, a second contact surface extending into the optical adapter, and a third contact surface configured to selectively engage the second landing pad of the circuit board arrangement through the opening, the second contact surface being flexible between an undeflected position and a deflected position, wherein the second contact surface is fully disposed within the optical adapter in both the undeflected position and the deflected position.
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Abstract
A communications connection system includes an adapter module defining at least first and second ports and at least one media reading interface mounted at one of the ports. The first adapter module is configured to receive a fiber optic connector at each port. Some type of connectors may be formed as duplex connector arrangements. Some types of adapters may include ports without media reading interfaces. Some types of media reading interfaces include contact members having three contact sections.
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1. A communications device comprising:
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a circuit board arrangement including a first landing pad and a second landing pad; an optical adapter defining a first port and an oppositely facing second port, the first and second ports being aligned along a connector insertion axis, the optical adapter being configured to retain a respective fiber optic connector at each of the first and second ports, the optical adapter also defining an opening separate from the first and second ports, the opening being aligned with the first port; and a media reading interface disposed at the opening of the optical adapter, the media reading interface having a first contact surface configured to engage the first landing pad of the circuit board arrangement through the opening, a second contact surface extending into the optical adapter, and a third contact surface configured to selectively engage the second landing pad of the circuit board arrangement through the opening, the second contact surface being flexible between an undeflected position and a deflected position, wherein the second contact surface is fully disposed within the optical adapter in both the undeflected position and the deflected position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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