Patent ID: 7331718

Claim:
An optical connector comprising a body and a ferrule provided in said body, said ferrule having an abutting end face and a fiber holding channel opening in said abutting end face, wherein: said optical connector comprises a holding section provided in said body to be spaced from an end face of said ferrule, opposite to said abutting end face, by a predetermined distance; said ferrule is displaceable in a direction substantially parallel to said fiber holding channel on said body in such a state as to be attached to a distal end of a coated optical fiber; and said holding section is provided with a holding groove extending in a direction inclined with respect to a direction of extension of said fiber holding channel of said ferrule and wherein said holding section holds said coated optical fiber in a bent position between said ferrule and said holding groove by a radius of curvature of at least a predetermined minimum radius of curvature, regardless of a position of said ferrule on said body, wherein the holding groove includes a plurality of projections that extend into an interior portion thereof and are configured to engage a sheath portion of the coated optical fiber.