Patent ID: 6572273
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical fiber connector comprising:a connector body that has a front mating end and a rear end, said body having a plurality of passages extending between said ends with each passage having front and rear passage portions; a plurality of alignment assemblies each lying in one of said front passage portions, with each alignment assembly including an alignment sleeve with an inside for receiving a pair of optical fiber ferrules to align them, and with said alignment assembly including a mount sleeve with a rearwardly-facing shoulder that abuts a front end of said alignment sleeve and that has an outside with a forwardly-facing shoulder, each front passage portion having an open front end and each alignment assembly is slideable out of the open front end of a corresponding front passage portion; a plurality of retainers that each engages said body and the forwardly-facing shoulder of one of said mount sleeves to prevent forward movement of the corresponding alignment assembly, but with each retainer being radially deflectable to enable forward movement of the corresponding alignment assembly out of the corresponding passage.