Patent ID: 8452150

Claim:
An optical fiber holder assembly for holding an optical fiber having any one of several different fiber constructions, comprising: a base; and a fiber clamping mechanism, the clamping mechanism including a clamping portion configured to clamp an optical fiber, the clamping portion including a clamping plate hingedly coupled to a portion of the base, a first fiber entrance guide formed in an entrance end of the fiber clamping mechanism to receive and guide the optical fiber to a first fiber channel formed in the base, a second fiber entrance guide formed in the entrance end of the fiber clamping mechanism to receive and guide the optical fiber to a second fiber channel formed in the base, first and second compliant gripping pads, the first and second gripping pads formed from a material having sufficient resilience to return to its form after a fiber is gripped and released, the first gripping pad disposed on the base and the second gripping pad disposed in the clamping plate such that the gripping pads overlap each other when the clamping plate is placed in a closed position, wherein the entrance end of the base further includes an extension portion that includes first and second identifiers to provide first and second symbols of first and second fiber types, the first identifier disposed near the first fiber entrance guide and the second identifier disposed near the second fiber entrance guide.