Patent ID: 8240924

Claim:
An optical fiber connector comprising: a transparent socket comprising: a socket body defines an insertion groove, a socket coupling portion in an inner surface of the insertion groove, and a socket sliding slot extending through the socket body along an extending direction of the inner surface; a socket blocking sheet disposed on the inner surface and slidably fitting into the socket sliding slot; and a socket elastic member connecting the socket body to the socket blocking sheet; and a transparent plug comprising; a connecting block; a plug body extending outward from the connecting block and comprising an outer surface corresponding to the inner surface; the plug body defining a plug coupling portion in the outer surface corresponding to the socket coupling portion; the connecting block defining a plug sliding slot therethrough along an extending direction of the outer surface; a plug blocking sheet disposed on the outer surface and slidably fitting into the plug sliding slot; and a plug elastic member connecting the connecting block and the plug blocking sheet; wherein when the plug body is fittingly plugged into the insertion groove, the socket and plug block sheets, against elastic forces of the socket and plug elastic members, push each other to slide away from each other along the socket and plug sliding slot to expose the socket and plug coupling portions until the socket and plug coupling portions are coupled; when the plug body is unplugged from the insertion groove, the socket and plug elastic members restore to a natural state and bring the socket and plug blocking sheet to slide back to a original position to cover the socket and plug coupling portions.