Patent ID: 6916120

Claim:
A fiber optic connector comprising: an optical fiber; a ferrule surrounding the optical fiber; a hub retainably engaging the ferrule, wherein the hub includes a front portion having first and second opposing surfaces and first and second tapered regions extending from the first and second opposing surfaces to a front face of the hub at an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the connector; a housing defining an anti-rotation seat configured to engage the first and second opposing surfaces of the front portion of the hub, the anti-rotation seat including parallel first and second contact lines positioned at a front of the anti-rotation seat adjacent a bore defined by the housing through which the ferrule extends; and a spring disposed within a chamber defined by the housing and coupled to the anti-rotation seat, the spring biasing the ferrule through the bore of the housing; wherein the first tapered region of the hub engages the first contact line and the second tapered region engages the second contact line when the hub and ferrule are in a first rotational position relative to the housing so that an end of the optical fiber is maintained at a known orientation with respect to the longitudinal axis of the connector.