Patent ID: 9389370
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: G02B

Claim Text:
1. An optical connector for terminating a jacketed optical fiber cable containing an optical fiber, the jacketed cable including a jacket, comprising: a housing configured to mate with a receptacle; a collar body disposed in the housing, the collar body securing, at a first end, a ferrule, wherein the collar body includes a gripping mechanism disposed in a second portion of the collar body, and wherein the collar body further includes a buffer clamp configured within a third portion of the collar body, the buffer clamp configured to clamp at least a portion of a buffer cladding of the optical fiber upon actuation; a backbone to retain the collar body within the housing, the backbone including a mounting structure surrounding a central bore at one end of the backbone, the mounting structure having at least one pocket region configured to receive a slit portion of the cable jacket; a fiber boot configured to engage with the mounting structure and to secure the slit portion of the cable jacket to the mounting structure of the backbone; and wherein the mounting structure includes at least two pocket regions to receive slit jacket portions, each pocket region including one or more raised surfaces to further secure the slit jacket portions within the mounting structure when the boot is threaded onto the mounting structure.