Patent ID: 8757894
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical connector insertable into and removable from an optical connector adapter, the optical connector comprising: a housing which houses a ferrule; a coupling attached to the housing by inserting the housing into the coupling; a coupling engagement member attached to a rear of the housing by inserting the housing into the coupling engagement member, the coupling engagement member being movable in a forward direction and a rearward direction with respect to the housing and the coupling engagement member being connected to the coupling; and a boot formed to accommodate an optical fiber therethrough and attached to the coupling engagement member so as to extend rearward from the coupling engagement member, wherein the coupling engagement member can exert a forward pressure on the housing by pressing the boot in the forward direction, thereby a latch of the optical connector adapter can be attached to the housing, wherein the coupling engagement member can exert a rearward pressure on the coupling by pulling the boot in the rearward direction thereby the latch of the optical connector adapter can be detached from the housing, wherein the boot is attached to the coupling engagement member via a connection member formed in a tubular shape, and wherein the connection member comprises a fitting convex portion, and the coupling engagement comprises a fitting opening and the connection member is attached to the coupling engagement member when the fitting convex portion fits into the fitting opening.