Fiber optic adapter assembly

A fiber optic assembly, comprising:

• a first housing component having a portion positioned over an exterior of, and snap connected to, a second housing component to secure the first housing component to an enclosure;
• a module floating inside the first housing component that includes a connector mounting location;
• and
• a compression spring encircling a portion of the module inside the first housing component at a position corresponding to the connector mounting location, the compression spring biasing the module in a direction toward an exterior end of the first housing component and being compressible in a direction toward an interior end of the first housing component,
• wherein the module includes a module body and a flange extending radially outwardly from the module body;
• wherein the compression spring surrounds the module body inside the first housing component;
• wherein the compression spring is captured between an inner shoulder defined around an opening at the interior end of the first housing component and the flange of the module;
• and
• wherein the compression spring and the flange are positioned entirely within an internal cavity of the first housing component and entirely between openings of the first housing component at opposing axial ends of the first housing component.

A fiber optic assembly configured for receiving a first fiber optic connector including a ferrule, the fiber optic assembly comprising:

• an enclosure defining an interior and an exterior;
• a first housing component and a second housing component that latch together and cooperate to define a housing component cavity;
• the second housing component being mounted to the enclosure and the first housing component latching to the second housing component at an interior end of the second housing component;
• a module positioned inside the housing component cavity, the module being adapted to interface with the first fiber optic connector when the first fiber optic connector is inserted in an interior direction along an insertion axis from outside the enclosure to inside the enclosure, the module being moveable within the housing component cavity along the insertion axis, the module carrying a second fiber optic connector adapted to optically connect to the first fiber optic connector when the first fiber optic connector is inserted into the housing component cavity;
• the module including a first spring seat that:
• (i) extends radially outwardly from an exterior surface of the module, (ii) faces in the interior direction, and (iii) fully encircles the insertion axis, the first housing component including a second spring seat that faces in an exterior direction along the insertion axis and that fully encircles the insertion axis;
• a coil spring positioned within the housing component cavity, the coil spring having a coil that helically wraps around and encircles the module and the insertion axis, the coil spring being configured to bias the module in the exterior direction along the insertion axis and being captured between the first spring seat and the second spring seat;
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• a slide arrangement defined between the module and the first housing component, the slide arrangement including a projection included with one of the module and the first housing component and a groove included with the other of the module and the first housing component, wherein the projection fits within the groove and wherein relative sliding movement occurs between the projection and the groove along the insertion axis when the module moves along the insertion axis relative to the first housing component.