Patent ID: 8579517

Claim:
An optical fiber connector, comprising: a plurality of optical fibers; a body comprising a first end, a second end substantially parallel to the first end, an upper wall perpendicularly interconnected between the first end and the second end, a plurality of lenses at the first end, a plurality of cutouts defined in the upper wall and exposed at the second end, a recess defined in the upper wall and located between the lenses and the cutouts, a separating portion arranged between the cutouts and the recess and separating the cutouts from the recess, and a plurality of through holes corresponding to the cutouts and the lenses, each of the through holes starting from the second end and passing through the corresponding cutout and the separating portion to be in communication with the recess, the optical fibers extending through the respective through holes and optically coupled with the respective lenses; a plurality of supports formed in the recess corresponding to the optical fibers, each of the supports defining an arc-shaped receiving, groove; and a cover engagingly received in the recess, the cover defining a plurality of V-shaped positioning grooves corresponding to the receiving grooves of the supports, each of the positioning grooves having a first slanted surface and a second slanted surface, each of the positioning grooves and the corresponding receiving groove cooperatively securely retaining distal portion of the corresponding optical fiber in the recess of the body.