Patent ID: 7963704

Claim:
A connector system for mating first and second optical fiber connectors having optical fibers therein defining a mating axis, the connector system comprising: a first housing, the first housing including a first outer member capable of being secured to a printed wiring board, a first inner member engaged with the first outer member and capable of receiving the first optical fiber connector, and at least one spring mounted between the first outer member and the first inner member for biasing the first inner member from the first outer member; and a second housing, the second housing including a second outer member capable of being secured to a printed wiring board, a second inner member engaged with the second outer member and capable of receiving the second optical fiber connector, and at least one spring mounted between the second outer member and the second inner member for biasing the second inner member from the second outer member; wherein: each housing further includes at least one mounting stud and at least one channel for receiving the mounting stud; each channel being disposed within a mounting member, each mounting member being generally C-shaped with an opening running lengthwise up the side of the mounting member; each mounting stud is longer than each channel to permit movement of each mounting stud within each channel in a direction perpendicular to the mating axis; and the first housing directly mates with the second housing to provide a mating of the first and second optical fiber connectors along the mating axis.