Patent ID: 8764313
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical connector plug configured to be inserted into an adapter, the optical connector plug comprising: a pair of engaging parts positioned on a tip part of a plug frame which is a body of said plug, each engaging part comprising a first taper part and a step part, and being configured to expand an elastic locking piece provided on a side of said adapter by the first taper part, and lock the elastic locking piece with the step part; a locking releasing piece positioned between the pair of engaging parts and movable with respect to the pair of engaging parts along an insertion-extraction direction; a second taper part positioned at a rear end of the locking releasing piece, the second taper part being configured to release a locking action of said elastic locking piece when extracting the plug; and the first taper part of each engaging part having a slope, the angle of which decreases gently over the length of the first taper part as the first taper part extends toward the step part.