Patent ID: 8915656

Claim:
An optical fiber connector comprising: a generally cylindrical housing having a first end, a second end, an exterior surface and a generally cylindrical interior hollow channel; an opening at the first end of the generally cylindrical housing wherein the opening at the first end has a diameter and an opening at the second end of the generally cylindrical housing wherein the opening at the second end has a diameter wherein the diameter of the opening at the first end is smaller than the diameter at the opening at the second end and wherein the generally cylindrical interior hollow channel is tapered from the second end to the first end and wherein the generally cylindrical interior hollow channel receives a naked optical fiber or an optical fiber covered in a protective coating and directly contacts the naked optical fiber or the protective coating of the optical fiber; and a threaded portion located within the generally cylindrical interior hollow channel wherein the threaded portion directly grasps and secures the naked optical fiber or the protective coating of the optical fiber.