Patent ID: 7845858

Claim:
A fiberoptic connector comprising at least one male plug and a female receptacle, wherein each said plug including: a housing means; a plurality of fiberoptic cables inserted into said housing means and each said cable is connected to a ferrule, each said ferrule is supported by a holder embracing and retaining the ferrule with a predetermined pressure; spring-loaded means for flexible support of said holders, said spring-loaded means are mounted in said housing means; a displaceable grid mounted in said housing means; a plug arm capable of displacing said grid in a direction that causes the grid to compress and release said spring-loaded means, thereby enabling disconnection of substantially said plug from said receptacle, said plug arm is mounted in said housing means; and grid fixing means for locking said grid in a position where it keeps said spring-loaded means in a compressed state, and for releasing said grid into a position where said spring-loaded means, being in a released state, can apply a predetermined compressive force to each said holder, thereby providing proper connection substantially of said plug to said receptacle.