Patent ID: 7845859

Claim:
A ferrule assembly disposable in a housing of an optical connector, the ferrule assembly for terminating at least one fiber of a ribbon cable in a ferrule comprising: the ferrule having a mating face, at least one groove for receiving the fiber and at least one through-hole; an alignment member holder having at least one alignment member and providing a first channel for the ribbon cable, the alignment member being insertable in the through-hole of the ferrule and having a first length such that an end of the alignment member extends beyond the mating face of the ferrule when the ferrule assembly is assembled; a carrier body receiving at least a portion of the alignment member holder through a front opening thereof, the carrier body having at least two biasing member capture portions, each of the biasing member capture portions providing an opening for capturing a biasing member therein when the alignment member holder and the carrier body are attached.