Patent ID: 8864389

Claim:
An optical fiber connector assembly for connection of an optical fiber line, said optical fiber connector assembly comprising: an optical fiber connector including a connector housing having two opposite side walls opposite to each other in a first direction, a base wall disposed between and interconnecting said side walls, and a lid that is disposed opposite to said base wall in a second direction transverse to the first direction and releasably disposed between said side walls, said connector housing defining an inner space and an access opening that is in spatial communication with said inner space and that is covered by said lid, each of said side walls being formed with an outer protrusion protruding outwardly therefrom, and a positioning unit mounted in said inner space and including first and second holding members and a coupling sleeve extending into and interconnecting said first and second holding members, said positioning unit being inserted into said inner space through said access opening so as to be mounted in said inner space before covering said access opening with said lid; an outer shell defining a shell space therein and having an inner surface that is formed with two stepped shoulders, said connector housing being received in said shell space; and a positioning member being received in said shell space and having a loop-shaped portion that is fittingly sleeved on said connector housing, a plurality of resilient arms that extend from said loop-shaped portion into said shell space and that engage releasably and resiliently said outer shell, and two resilient legs extending from said loop-shaped portion to urge resiliently said outer protrusions of said side walls to abut against said stepped shoulders, respectively.