Patent ID: 8342755

Claim:
A fiber optic connector comprising: a ferrule; a hub retainably engaging the ferrule; a one-piece rear housing having an external surface and a bore for receiving the hub; a front housing having a bore with an internal surface for receiving and engaging the external surface of the rear housing, the front housing rotationally retaining the hub; and an engagement member on each of the front and rear housings, wherein the rear housing is mounted within the front housing; a spring biasing the hub toward the front housing; wherein the front housing has a key element, and wherein the connector further includes a grip housing with a corresponding key element mating with the front housing key element; a strain relief boot snap mounted to the rear housing and in a non-overlapping position relative to the grip housing; wherein the connector is an SC-type connector, and wherein the rear housing defines a crimp surface on the external surface of the rear housing, the fiber optic connector further comprising a crimp sleeve configured to crimp a reinforcing layer of a fiber optic cable terminated to the fiber optic connector against the crimp surface of the rear housing, wherein when the strain relief boot is snap mounted to the rear housing, the strain relief boot extends forwardly enough to completely cover the crimp surface of the rear housing.