Patent ID: 6979255

Claim:
A holder for an optical fiber ferrule end face grinding apparatus that holds a plurality of optical fiber ferrules, the holder comprising: a holder plate provided with a plurality of insertion holes into each of which one of said ferrules is inserted, a seat provided for said insertion holes that extends to one side of at least one of said insertion holes, said seat having a first wall located at a distance from the insertion hole, and a second wall provided on a side of the insertion hole opposite said seat; a holding member disposed on said seat, said holding member being slidable in a direction to adjust the spacing between the holding member and said second wall, the holding member including a front face confronting said second wall, and a rear face inclined relative to the first wall; a rod member disposed on said inclined rear face of said holding member; and a depression member provided on the holder plate at an outside of said first wall of said seat that exerts a force on said rod member, wherein by the operating of said depression member, said rod member is pressed downwardly along said first wall of said seat, by which action said holding member is pushed out forwardly such that said ferrule is held by said front face of the holding member and said second wall.