Patent ID: 8789823

Claim:
An apparatus for fixing an optical fiber hole insert, the optical fiber hole insert configured for forming a hole in an optical connector for receiving an optical fiber, the apparatus comprising: a main body comprising a front side surface, a back side surface and a support surface, the front side surface and the back side surface located at opposite sides of the main body, the support surface interconnected between the front side surface and the back side surface, a plurality of first grooves formed in the support surface and exposed at the front side surface, a plurality of second grooves formed in the support surface and exposed at the back side surface, and a through hole defined in the support surface between the plurality of first grooves and the plurality of second grooves, the first grooves aligned with the respective second grooves, the first and second grooves communicating with the through hole and configured for cooperatively receiving the optical fiber hole insert; and a cover plate configured for covering, the support surface and coming into contact with the optical fiber hole insert, thereby fixing the optical fiber hole insert in the first and second grooves.