CPC G02B 6/3897 (2013.01) [G02B 6/3825 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A backplane adapter for a pair of fiber optic connectors, each of the pair of fiber optic connectors having a fiber optic connector housing, the backplane adapter comprising:
a main body with an outer stop surface configured to engage a stop portion of a fiber optic connector housing, the main body being rectangular and having a top and a bottom separated by two opposite side walls to define an opening in the main body for accepting the pair of fiber optic connectors; and
an alignment passageway within the main body of the backplane adapter to receive an alignment feature on the fiber optic connector housing, the alignment passageway having a length that is longer than a length of the alignment feature, the stop portion of the fiber optic connector housing engaging the outer stop surface before a front end of the alignment feature engages an internal portion of the backplane adapter,
wherein the alignment passageway has a different width on the top than on the bottom inside the opening.
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