Patent ID: 7854554

Claim:
A connector assembly, comprising: a housing; an optical fiber connector at least partially disposed in the housing, the optical fiber connector having first and second ends, the first and second ends are each capable of making optical interconnection, and the optical fiber connector is mounted to allow it to float relative to the housing; a fiber optic transceiver component mounted to the second end of the optical fiber connector so that it floats with the optical fiber connector; a circuit card assembly mounted in the housing, the circuit card assembly including transceiver electronics associated with the fiber optic transceiver component; a flexible electrical circuit that has a first end connected to the optical fiber connector and a second end connected to the circuit card assembly; a spring engaged with the optical fiber connector and applying a bias force thereto; and a spring keeper disposed between the second end of the optical fiber connector and the spring; the optical fiber connector includes alignment pin through-holes extending from the first end to the second end, the flexible electrical circuit includes alignment pin through-holes, and the spring keeper includes alignment pin blind-holes; and alignment pins extend through the alignment pin through-holes of the optical fiber connector and of the flexible electrical circuit, and extend into the blind-holes of the spring keeper.