Patent ID: 6588939
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical fiber connector, comprising:a tubular housing including at least two side-by-side sockets, each adapted to receive and hold a plug on an end of a fiber optical cable; a fiber optical cable for each said socket, each having an end portion that includes a plug sized to slip fit into a separate one of said sockets, and a shank that is positioned inwardly of the cable from said plug; each said shank including a longitudinal rib; a clip sized, shaped and adapted to clip onto the shanks of said fiber optical cables and secure them together, with their plugs projecting endwise from the clip in a position to fit within the sockets; and said clip includes longitudinal slots sized, shaped and positioned to receive the longitudinal ribs on the shanks, so that each rib will fit into a slot and the ribs and the slots will position the clip onto the end portions of the fiber optical cables.