Single boot for duplex fiber optic connectors

1. An apparatus for securing a first fiber optic connector and a second fiber optic connector, comprising:

a back post, having a first chamber for receiving a first fiber optic connector, and a second chamber for receiving a second fiber optic connector, said first and second chambers adapted and arranged to receive and hold said first and said second fiber optic connectors, respectively;

said back post further providing structure for preventing unwanted rotation of said first and second fiber optic connectors within said first and second chambers of the back post;

a housing that houses at least a portion of said back post and providing a conduit for a fiber optic cable through said housing, said housing further comprising a thumb latch arranged and configured to activate a latch in each of said first and second fiber optic connectors substantially at the same time.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a strain relief boot, coupled to said housing, and though which a fiber optic cable may be passed.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , said first and second chambers comprising first and second arcuate chambers sized and shaped to mechanically mate to a pair of corresponding fiber optic connectors of the type available on the market, without modification to said connectors.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , said first and second chambers comprising first and second arcuate chambers sized and shaped to mechanically mate to a pair of corresponding standard LC fiber optic connectors.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 , said first and second chambers comprising first and second arcuate chambers sized and shaped to mechanically mate to a pair of corresponding standard SC fiber optic connectors.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a heat shrinkable sleeve coupled to said housing to securely hold a fiber optic cable passing through said sleeve.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , said housing comprising a cylindrical connection port for coupling said housing to said heat shrinkable sleeve.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , said housing and said back post being integrally formed with one another as a unitary component of said apparatus.

9. An apparatus for securing a first fiber optic connector and a second fiber optic connector, comprising:

a back post and housing, integrally formed with one another, to provide a conduit through said housing for passage of a fiber optic cable through said housing and into said back post;

said back post being configured and arranged to receive and securely couple to a pair of fiber optic connectors of a type available in the market without modification to said connectors;

said back post comprising a first end through which said pair of connectors protrude; and

said housing comprising a second end through which a fiber optic cable can be received for coupling to said pair of fiber optic connectors in a duplex configuration,

wherein said housing further comprising a thumb latch configured to activate a latch in each of said first and second fiber optic connectors substantially at the same time.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a strain relief boot, coupled to said housing, and through which a fiber optic cable may be passed.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , said housing comprising first and second chambers sized and shaped to mechanically mate to a pair of corresponding fiber optic connectors of the type available on the market, without modification to said connectors.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , said first and second chambers comprising first and second arcuate chambers sized and shaped to mechanically mate to a pair of corresponding standard LC fiber optic connectors.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 , said first and second chambers comprising first and second arcuate chambers sized and shaped to mechanically mate to a pair of corresponding standard SC fiber optic connectors.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 , said back post comprising structure for preventing unwanted rotation of fiber optic connectors with respect to said first and second chambers.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , said structure for preventing unwanted rotation comprising a flattened portion proximate to said chambers, which mechanically prevents rotation of said connectors once inserted into said chambers.

16. The apparatus of claim 11 , said chambers comprising a substantially rectangular cross section for receiving and securing fiber optic connectors having a corresponding substantially rectangular cross sectional body.

17. The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a heat shrinkable sleeve coupled to said housing to securely hold a fiber optic cable passing through said sleeve.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , said housing comprising a cylindrical connection port for coupling said housing to said heat shrinkable sleeve.

19. The apparatus of claim 1 , said structure for preventing unwanted rotation of said connectors comprising a flattened portion proximate to said chambers, which mechanically prevents rotation of said connectors once inserted into said chambers.

20. The apparatus of claim 1 , said chambers comprising a substantially rectangular cross section for receiving and securing fiber optic connectors having a corresponding substantially rectangular cross sectional body.