Patent ID: 7296938

Claim:
An optical to RF interface connector, comprising: a front portion configured for receiving and securely retaining a male connector at one end of a fiber optic cable; a back portion configured for mounting into a hole through a wall of a housing of an associated fiber optic/electrical device, wherein said back portion is configured for both press-fitting into the wall of said housing and providing alignment means for radially orienting the connector when press fit into a mounting hole of the housing of said fiber optic/electrical device; said back portion being further configured for receiving and retaining therein a light receiving or light transmitting electro-optical device; a light pathway being provided between said front and back portions to permit the passage of light between said electro-optical device and the end of said fiber optic cable; and wherein said back portion is further configured to include: indexing means located on an inside wall for radially orienting said electro-optical device upon installation therein.