Patent ID: 7189006
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical connector assembly comprising: first and second connector housings arranged to be mateable with one another, said first connector housing having a first passage extending therethrough in which a first optical connector is located, said second connector housing having a second passage extending therethrough in which a second optical connector is located; a first alignment sleeve located in said first passage and having a cavity therein within which said first optical connector is retained; a second alignment sleeve located in said second passage and having a cavity therein within which said second optical connector is retained, one end of said second alignment sleeve being adapted for insertion in one end of said first alignment sleeve such that said first and second optical connectors can be optically interconnected with one another within said first and second alignment sleeves; first spring clips extending around respective ones of said first and second optical connectors within respective ones of said first and second alignment sleeves; and second spring clips extending around respective ones of said first and second alignment sleeves within respective passages in said first and second connector housings.