Fiber optic adapter assembly

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

• a first housing component and a second housing component that latch together and cooperate to form a connector housing defining a housing component cavity, the connector housing having a first end defined by the first housing component and a second end defined by the second housing component, the connector housing defining a central axis that extends axially through the connector housing from the first end to the second end;
• 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 along the central axis through the second end of the connector housing to inside the housing component cavity, the module being moveable within the housing component cavity along the central 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;
• a first spring seat coupled to the module that:
• (i) extends radially outwardly relative to the central axis, (ii) faces in a first axial direction toward the first end of the connector housing, and (iii) at least partially encircles the central axis, the first housing component including a second spring seat that faces in a second axial direction opposite from the first axial direction and that at least partially encircles the central axis;
• a coil spring positioned within the housing component cavity, the coil spring having a coil that helically wraps around and encircles the central axis, the coil spring being configured to bias the module in the second axial direction along the central axis and being captured between the first spring seat and the second spring seat, the coil spring having an outer diameter perpendicular to the central axis that is larger than a corresponding maximum cross-dimension of an axial end of the module;
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• a slide arrangement defined between the module and the connector housing, the slide arrangement including a projection included with one of the module and the connector housing and a groove included with the other of the module and the connector housing, wherein the projection fits within the groove and wherein relative sliding movement occurs between the projection and the groove along the central axis when the module moves along the central axis relative to the connector housing, wherein the slide arrangement includes only single ones of each of the projection and the groove to provide an asymmetrical slide arrangement about the central axis.