Patent ID: 7418186

Claim:
An optical fiber retention device comprising: a first mounting retainer formed of a resilient material and defining a generally U-shaped support channel extending along a longitudinal axis; an elastomer sleeve defining an expandable passageway adapted to receive an associated optical fiber having a fiber outer diameter, the expandable passageway having a passageway diameter in a pre-load orientation prior to said associated optical fiber being received in said passageway; a plurality of support tabs positioned in said support channel for locating said sleeve relative to the first mounting retainer, a first support tab being disposed on a bottom wall of the support channel for resisting horizontal movement of said sleeve within said channel in a first direction along said longitudinal axis and a second support tab mounted on a side wall of the support channel for resisting vertical movement of said sleeve within said channel in a second direction transverse said longitudinal axis; and, a mounting flange and a locking rib integrally formed with said first mounting retainer for slidably securing said mounting retainer to an associated base member such that said elastomer sleeve is positively located by said channel, and said associated optical fiber is retained and strain relieved by said elastomer sleeve.