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Abstract

A one-piece (unipartite) jack receptacle 40 is molded from thermoplastic material into a generally rectangular shape to provide a compact structure for high-density optical terminations. The receptacle includes a pair of cavities 460, each having an opening in its front end, and each having an opening 422 in its back end for receiving a cylindrical alignment sleeve 440. A U-shaped opening extends from a top-side surface 415 of the receptacle into each cavity to form a cantilever 410, which may be used to hold the receptacle within a panel 200. Molded into the sidewalls of each cavity are retaining surfaces 432 for holding an optical connector within the cavity. The retaining surfaces are located directly beneath the U-shaped opening 463 to facilitate molding. Heretofore, comparable jack receptacles have been assembled from multiple parts; and this has become more costly and complex as the size of jack receptacles has decreased. In one application of the invention, a pair of the jack receptacles are joined together, back-to-back, to form an adapter 400.

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First Claim