Patent ID: 8231282

Claim:
A reversible fiber optic connector for terminating a stub fiber to a field fiber comprising: a ferrule with a stub fiber partially enclosed within; a ferrule holder partially enclosing the ferrule, the ferrule holder having an alignment key extending radially outward at a first end, the ferrule holder further having a rib slot; at least one plank configured to be contained within the ferrule holder, the at least one plank having a rib configured to extend through the rib slot of the ferrule holder; a cam configured to at least partially enclose the ferrule holder, the cam having an inner surface configured to provide a compressive force on the at least one plank via the rib when the cam is rotated relative to the ferrule holder, the cam also having a cutout at a first end, the cutout configured to define an allowable degree of rotation of the cam relative to the ferrule holder via an interaction between the cutout of the cam and the alignment key of the ferrule holder.