Patent ID: 8545204

Claim:
A mold for fabricating an optical fiber connector, comprising: a male mold; a female mold attached to the male mold, the male mold and the female mold cooperatively defining a molding cavity, the female mold having a through hole in communication with the molding cavity; a plurality of rod-shaped cores extending through the male mold, an end portion of each rod-shaped core exposed in the molding cavity; a plate-shaped core extending through the through hole, the plate-shaped core having a distal end exposed in the molding cavity and a plurality of aspherical recesses defined in the distal end, the plate-shaped core being adjustably movable relative the rod-shaped cores; and a plurality of spacers selectively disposed between the plate-shaped core and the female mold in the through hole, the spacers configured for adjusting and maintaining alignment between the rod-shaped cores and the aspherical recesses of the plate-shaped core.