Abstract: A duplex clip for clipping a pair of simplex connectors together to form a duplex connector. Simplex connectors typically comprise a generally rectangular housing having a plug end for insertion into a mating receptacle or adapter, a cable entrance end for receiving a cable containing a transmission medium, and a boot attached at one end of the boot about the cable entrance end of the housing and at a second end of the boot to the cable. The cable passes through the opening formed in the boot and into the cable entrance end of the housing. The duplex clip of the present invention comprises a clip body that is adapted to receive and grip outer surfaces of the boots of the pair of simplex connectors to hold the simplex connectors in close spatial proximity to one another to thereby form a duplex connector. Two generally cylindrical bores are formed in the clip body and the inner surfaces of each of the bores are adapted to grip the outer surfaces of the boots.

Abstract: A device adapted to be attached to the buffer adapter, also known as the boot, of an optical fiber simplex connector to provide the connector with ant-snagging characteristics and/or to enable the polarity of an optical fiber cable terminated by the connector to be ascertained. In accordance with the preferred embodiment, the device is a duplex clip that comprises a clip body that is adapted to receive and grip the outer surfaces of the boots of a pair of simplex connectors to hold the simplex connectors in close spatial proximity to one another to thereby form a duplex connector. Two generally cylindrical bores are formed in the clip body and the inner surfaces of the bores are adapted to grip the outer surfaces of the boots. Slots are formed in the clip body to provide the bores with generally C-shaped cross-sections.