Patent ID: 8235700

Claim:
A mold for forming an optical fiber connector which includes a blind hole and a lens aligned with the blind hole, the mold comprising: a core pin including an insertion portion and a blind hole forming portion; a core mold defining a hole for receiving the insertion portion; and a cavity mold attached to the core mold, the cavity mold and the core mold cooperatively defining a molding cavity for forming the optical fiber connector, the cavity mold including a lens forming portion in the molding cavity, the core pin aligned with the lens forming portion and the blind hole forming portion thereof exposed in the molding cavity, the cavity mold comprising a support block in the molding cavity, and a sprue hole communicating with the molding cavity, the sprue hole configured for introducing molding material in the molding cavity, a cutout defined in the support block and configured for retaining the blind hole forming portion and maintaining alignment between the core pin and the lens forming portion, the cutout opening toward the sprue hole.