Patent ID: 8033740

Claim:
An optical connector adapted to be connected to an optical cable having an optical fiber and a coating member covering the optical fiber, the optical connector comprising: a base housing; a cover housing; and a clamp fixing the cover housing to the base housing, wherein the base housing comprises: a groove for positioning and holding the optical fiber of the optical cable; a first recessed portion continuously formed from the groove for receiving the optical fiber; and a second recessed portion continuously formed from the first recessed portion for receiving the coating member of the optical cable, wherein the first and the second recessed portions comprise bottom portions different in level from each other to have a stepped portion formed therebetween, wherein the groove has a bottom portion substantially flush with the bottom portion of the first recessed portion, wherein the cover housing comprises: a first coating portion for covering the groove; and a second coating portion for covering the first and the second recessed portions, and wherein the clamp is attached to the base housing and acts on the second coating portion so that the second coating portion cooperates with the first recessed portion to form a clearance around the optical fiber and cooperates with the bottom portion of the second recessed portion to clamp the optical cable therebetween with pressing the coating member.