Patent ID: 6848836

Claim:
An optical fiber connector attached to an end of an optical fiber and used with an adapter in an optical connection, said optical fiber connector comprising: a housing attachable to and removable from said adapter comprising: a main housing body that is attachable to and removable from said adapter, and an extender cap engaged with and connected to said base end of said main housing body; a ferrule through which a cladding portion at said end of said optical fiber is inserted and supported, said ferrule being housed slidably toward an axial direction in said housing in a rotatable manner in an assembly step comprising a base-end screw inserted through said extender cap and projecting toward said base end of said housing; a compression coil spring mounted in said housing and biasing said ferrule along an axis and toward said end of said optical fiber; and a rotation-restricting slide mechanism disposed toward a base end of said housing, said rotation-restricting slide mechanism restricting rotation of said ferrule relative to said housing and allowing a sliding motion along said axis, comprising: a slit formed on said extender cap and extending along said axis; a key member comprising a key slidably engaging with said slit and fitting onto said base-end screw of said ferrule; an adjustment nut abutting a base-end surface opposite from said key of said key member and fitting onto and screwed to said base-end screw of said ferrule; and an adhesive section securing said adjustment nut and said key member.