Fiber optic connector with partial threaded portion and method of using the same

A telecommunications enclosure, comprising:

• a bulkhead having an interior surface defining an interior of the enclosure and an exterior surface defining an exterior of the enclosure;
• a ruggedized port extending through the bulkhead and defining an axis, the ruggedized port being adapted to receive a hardened fiber optic connector in a first direction along the axis from the exterior of the enclosure to the interior of the enclosure;
• a housing having a portion abutting a surface of the enclosure that faces a second direction opposite the first direction, the housing including a projection positioned to be aligned with the ruggedized port, the projection projecting into the interior of the enclosure in a direction away from the interior surface of the bulkhead;
• a retention member having its entirety positioned in the interior of the enclosure, the retention member including a cover portion mounted by snap connection directly to the projection such that the retention member covers a portion of an outer surface of the projection;
• a spring member positioned in the retention member;
• and
• a floating component held by the retention member in the interior of the enclosure, the floating component including a flange and holding another fiber optic connector inserted in the floating in the interior of the enclosure, the floating component being configured to receive the hardened fiber optic connector in the interior of the enclosure to connect an optical fiber of the hardened fiber optic connector and another optical fiber of the another fiber optic connector,
• wherein the spring member abuts an inner surface of the retention member at one end of the spring member, and the spring member abuts the flange of the floating component at another end of the spring member;
• wherein the spring member is configured to allow the floating component to float such that the floating component and the another fiber optic connecter can be moved by the spring member within the interior of the enclosure.