Patent ID: 7189008

Claim:
An optical fiber connector comprising: a housing having a body with at least one longitudinally cylindrical cavity extending between opposing first and second ends, the first end having a first opening communicating and in alignment with said cavity and the second end having a second opening communicating and in alignment with said cavity, said housing further having a slot in the housing body extending from the second end of the housing towards the first end; a fiber holder insertable within said cavity with a cylindrical outer surface, the fiber holder including a ferrule which holds a fiber filament therein, a locating collar having a key received in said housing slot, the locating collar including an indexing end, a rear member receivable in the indexing end, the rear member including an indexing portion with a plurality of indexing elements complimentary to said indexing end, and a biasing member disposed between said ferrule and said locating collar biasing said indexing end of said locating collar toward said indexing portion of the rear member and; means for locking said fiber holder in engagement with the housing body so that said ferrule is forced out of the first opening of said housing.