Patent ID: 8876405

Claim:
An LC format optical connector for terminating an optical fiber, comprising: a housing including an outer shell with an LC format and a front face configured to mate with an LC receptacle, the housing including a resilient latch disposed on a surface of the outer shell and configured to engage the LC receptacle; a backbone configured to engage an outer surface of the outer shell on a first portion thereof and that includes a mounting structure disposed on a second portion thereof; a boot configured to engage the mounting structure of the backbone; a collar body disposed in the housing and retained between the outer shell and the backbone, wherein the collar body includes a fiber stub disposed in a first portion of the collar body, the fiber stub being mounted in a ferrule and having a first end proximate to an end face of the ferrule and a second end; and a mechanical splice disposed in a second portion of the collar body, the mechanical splice configured to splice the second end of the fiber stub to the optical fiber, wherein the backbone also includes a fiber jacket clamping portion to clamp a jacket portion that surrounds a portion of the optical fiber upon actuation, and wherein the boot actuates the fiber jacket clamping portion of the backbone upon attachment to the backbone.