Patent ID: 7527433

Claim:
A connector for optical fibre, comprising: a main body for housing a fibre-optic cable, said main body comprising a first fibre supporting element for supporting, within a fiber supporting seat extending along a longitudinal direction of the connector, a first portion of at least one optical fibre of said fibre-optic cable and leaving an end portion of said at least one optical fibre project from said main body; and a second fibre supporting element for supporting said end portion of said at least one optical fibre, said second fibre supporting element being slidably associated with said main body and mobile between a first operational position wherein said end portion of said at least one optical fibre is supported by said second fibre supporting element and a second operational position wherein at least an end part of said end portion of at least one optical fibre projects from said connector, said main body comprising a seat for housing said second fibre supporting element when said second fibre supporting element is moved from said first operational position to said second operational position, wherein at least a portion of said second fibre supporting element is positioned above or below a portion of said first fibre supporting element when said second fibre supporting element is in said second operational position.