Patent ID: 8256972

Claim:
A fiber optic connector, comprising: at least one converging lens comprising a base portion and at least one engaging portion protruding from the base portion; and a main body comprising a first surface and a second surface at two opposite sides thereof, at least one first receiving hole defined in the first surface for receiving at least one optical fiber, at least one second receiving hole defined in the second surface and aligning with the at least one first receiving hole, and the main body including at least one inner surface in the at least one second receiving hole and at least one first slot in the at least one inner surface, the at least one second receiving hole for fixedly receiving the at least one base portion of the at least one converging lens with the at least one engaging portion engaging in the at least one first slot, the main body further comprising a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface, each of the third surface and the fourth surface located between and adjoining the first surface and the second surface, the at least one first slot of each second receiving hole having two first slots defined in the inner surface at opposite sides thereof, the two first slots exposed at the respective third surface and fourth surface, and the at least one engaging portion of each converging lens comprising two engaging portions engaging the two respective first slots.