Patent ID: 7318677

Claim:
An optical fiber connector comprising: a connector housing having first and second generally parallel, spaced apart first and second faces and at least one generally cylindrical receptacle for removably receiving an optical fiber terminus therein; and an optical fiber terminus within said receptacle, said terminus including an elongated body having a passage along a central axis with a portion of said optical fiber cable extending therethrough, said body further including an indexing section, and a ferrule secured to said first section of said body and having an end portion of said optical fiber cable therein, a collar positioned on said elongated body and having an engagement section for engaging said indexing section, the collar being movable along said axis between first and second operative positions, said first operative position being wherein relative rotational movement between said collar and said body is prevented and a second operative position in which said collar may rotate relative to said body, and a biasing member to bias said collar towards said first position.