INTERLOCKABLE FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR ADAPTORS
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1. A fiber optic adaptor for providing a connection between at least two fiber optic connectors, the adaptor comprising:
- at least first and second cavities for receiving fiber optic connectors therein; and
connecting members configured for directly interconnecting the adaptor with at least two additional adaptors in both first and second directions of a two-directional array to provide an interconnected two-directional array of adaptors with interconnections in each of the two directions.
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Abstract
Adaptors for providing a connection between fiber-optic cables may be configured to be interlocked in both side-by-side and top-to-bottom orientations with adjacent adaptors to eliminate wasted spaced between adjacent rows and/or columns of adaptors in a junction panel.
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1. A fiber optic adaptor for providing a connection between at least two fiber optic connectors, the adaptor comprising:
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at least first and second cavities for receiving fiber optic connectors therein; and connecting members configured for directly interconnecting the adaptor with at least two additional adaptors in both first and second directions of a two-directional array to provide an interconnected two-directional array of adaptors with interconnections in each of the two directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 17. A two-directional array of interconnected fiber optic adaptors for providing connections between fiber optic connectors, the adaptors comprising connection elements for releasably coupling each adaptor to immediately adjacent adaptors in both directions of the array.
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