Patent ID: 8506174

Claim:
An optical connector, comprising: a ferrule to be fixed to a leading end of an optical fiber; a holding member for holding the ferrule and the optical fiber within an inner periphery of the holding member; a locking lever including an interlocking portion to be engaged with an optical adapter, the locking lever having a front end portion connected onto one side surface of the holding member, and a rear end portion away from the one side surface; a first operation lever provided rearward of the locking lever, the first operation lever having a rear end portion connected onto the one side surface, and a front end portion away from the one side surface; and a second operation lever extending rearward from the first operation lever, the second operation lever having a rear end portion that is always rearward of the rear end portion of the first operation lever, wherein the rear end portion of the locking lever is arranged between the front end portion of the first operation lever and the one side surface, and wherein, when the rear end portion of the second operation lever is moved away from the one side surface or the second operation lever is moved towards the locking lever, the front end portion of the first operation lever presses the rear end portion of the locking lever towards the one side surface and is able to disengage the locking lever from the optical adapter.