Patent ID: 7428366

Claim:
An optical fiber termination apparatus, comprising: a housing defining an optical fiber receiving chamber and having a connector adaptor receiving opening, wherein the optical fiber receiving chamber is configured to receive and retain a loop of optical fiber at a bend radius exceeding a minimum bend radius of the optical fiber; a connector adaptor positioned in the connector adaptor receiving opening and having a connector opening therein extending from outside the housing to the optical fiber receiving chamber, the connector opening being configured to mate with a connector of a predetermined connector type; a seal member positioned between an inner wall of the housing and the connector adaptor to seal a gap therebetween; and a removable attachment member that retains the connector adaptor in the connector adaptor receiving opening, wherein the removable attachment member comprises a spring member and wherein the housing and the connector adaptor each have an opening therein for receiving the spring member; and a removable attachment member that retains the connector adaptor in the connector adaptor receiving opening.