Patent ID: 7845862

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: an optical subassembly comprising: a front portion including an end and a side; and a nosepiece configured to convey optical signals, the nosepiece extending away from the front portion; and a connector block connected to the optical subassembly, the connector block comprising: a monolithic body including a port that is sized and configured to couple an optical fiber plug; and a sheet metal mount directly connected to the monolithic body by directly touching the monolithic body and connected to the optical subassembly, the mount including a recessed portion, the recessed portion including a side, an end and an opening formed in the end, the end of the recessed portion abutting the end of the front portion of the optical subassembly, the side of the recessed portion abutting the side of the front portion of the optical subassembly, the nosepiece of the optical subassembly extending through the opening formed in the end of the recessed portion, the mount including one or more flanges, the mount being at least partially directly connected to the monolithic body by the one or more flanges, the one or more flanges being positioned substantially perpendicular to the recessed portion of the mount.