Patent ID: 7413351

Claim:
An optical connection apparatus for use in optical connection, the optical connection apparatus comprising: a housing defining an optical axis of the optical connection; and a shutter formed by a single sheet of plate material and held by the housing; wherein the shutter comprises: a held portion held by the housing; a plate-like light shielding portion which extends from the held portion in a given direction to be positioned to cross the optical axis, and which has a width in a direction that is perpendicular to the optical axis and to the given direction; and a pressing portion formed to be continuous from the held portion; wherein the held portion comprises a pair of locking portions spaced from each other in the direction of the width, and each of the locking portions includes a free end, the free ends of the locking portions being spaced apart from and not connected to each other; wherein the light shielding portion is located at a position corresponding to a space between the locking portions, and the held portion is located outside of the width of the light shielding portion in the direction of the width; and wherein the housing has an opening on the optical axis, and the pressing portion is provided at a position corresponding to the opening to be exposed out of the housing.