Patent ID: 6796721
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical connector attached to an end of an optical fiber cable, the optical fiber cable including an optical fiber, the optical connector comprising:a housing having a front open end and a rear open end; a ferrule arranged in said housing on a front open end side of said housing, the optical fiber cable being connected with said ferrule at one end thereof by means of the optical fiber and extending out of said housing through the rear open end; a holding assembly for holding said ferrule in said housing, said holding assembly including a stopper arranged in said housing on a rear open end side of said housing; and a protection boot adapted to surround the optical fiber cable over a predetermined length from the rear open end of said housing, said protection boot having a front end engaged with said stopper inside said housing, and having flexibility which restricts bending of the optical fiber cable to an allowable limit; wherein said stopper includes a plurality of integrally-formed protection arms which extend through the rear open end of said housing, said protection arms being arranged outside said protection boot in a manner that allows the optical fiber cable and said protection boot to bend.