Patent ID: 7661886

Claim:
An optical fiber connector for releasably coupling an optical fiber to an electro-optical module comprising: a housing having a bore sized to receive the optical fiber, the bore extending through at least a portion of the housing and terminating at a first end portion of the housing; a fiber retaining clip mounted to the housing, the fiber retaining clip constructed and arranged to secure the optical fiber between the fiber retaining clip and the housing, wherein the optical fiber terminates at the first end portion of the housing; and a pair of biased latching arms, each including a first end attached to a side of the housing adjacent the first end portion of the housing, each extending toward a second end portion of the housing terminating in a second end and being resiliently deflectable to permit movement of the second end between an inward release position and an outward lock position, wherein the second end comprises a terminal end of the latching arm, and wherein each latching arm comprises a locking projection disposed on the second end.