Patent ID: 7891883

Claim:
A fiber optic connector comprising: an optical fiber; a ferrule surrounding the optical fiber; a hub coupled to the ferrule, wherein the hub includes an anti-rotation portion including: four opposing surfaces; and four tapered regions, one of the four tapered regions extending from each of the four opposing surfaces at an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the connector, each of the four tapered regions extending towards a front end of the optical fiber; a housing defining an anti-rotation seat including: a first set of parallel contact lines; a second set of parallel contact lines positioned at a forty-five degree angle with respect to the first set of parallel contact lines, wherein the first and second sets of parallel contact lines are positioned at a front of the anti-rotation seat adjacent a bore defined by the housing through which the ferrule extends; and first and second sets of non-contact lines, wherein a length dimension of the first and second sets of parallel contact lines is shorter than that of the first and second sets of non-contact lines; and a spring disposed within a chamber defined by the housing, the spring biasing the ferrule through the bore of the housing; wherein, as the spring biases the ferrule, two opposing tapered regions of the four tapered regions of the hub engage one of the first and second sets of parallel contact lines so that the front end of the optical fiber is maintained at a known orientation with respect to the longitudinal axis of the connector.