Patent ID: 8678666

Claim:
A fiber connector assembly comprising: a first fiber connector including a first outer housing with a mating end and a cable entry end and a first inner housing removably mounted within the first outer housing, the first inner housing formed from two inner housing halves removably mounted together, the first fiber connector including a removable keying member mounted to the first inner housing; and a second fiber connector including a second outer housing with a mating end that is adapted to mate with the mating end of the first fiber connector and a cable entry end, the second fiber connector including a second inner housing removably mounted within the second outer housing, the second inner housing formed from two inner housing halves removably mounted together, the second fiber connector including a removable keying member mounted to the second inner housing; wherein the first fiber connector includes at least one fiber optic adapter removably mounted within each one of the first inner housing halves adjacent the mating end; wherein the second fiber connector includes at least one fiber optic connector removably mounted within each one of the second inner housing halves adjacent the mating end; wherein the fiber optic connectors of the second fiber connector are configured to mate with the fiber optic adapters of the first fiber connector, wherein the keying member of the first fiber connector mates with the keying member of the second fiber connector when the first fiber connector and the second fiber connector mate.