Patent ID: 7537398

Claim:
An optical fiber connector for forming a mechanical splice between first and second bare optical fibers stripped of coatings, the connector comprising a connector body that is divided into at least two parts along at least part of a length thereof, arranged such that the optical fibers can be clamped between the parts and that comprises at least two independently openable main clamping sections dimensioned to clamp directly onto the bare fiber of the first and second optical fibers, wherein the connector body includes at least one additional independently openable clamping section dimensioned to clamp onto a coated portion of one of the optical fibers, and the clamping sections are arranged such that the first optical fiber can be clamped by a first of the main clamping sections independently of the second optical fiber, enabling the clamping of the first fiber against rotational and axial movement with respect to the connector body to remain substantially undisturbed by subsequent clamping or unclamping of the second fiber.