Optical fibre connector

An optical connector comprising

• a housing,
• at least one socket to receive a fiber termination, and
• at least one latch for each socket, the latch having a biased gripping element, movable between an inoperative position and an operative position,
• wherein in the operative position the gripping element engages the fiber and urges it under the bias further into the socket,
• wherein the action of the fiber being inserted into the socket causes the gripping element to switch in a toggle-like action from the inoperative position to the operative position, and
• wherein the action of the fiber being removed from the socket causes the gripping element to switch in a toggle-like action from the operative position to the inoperative position,
• wherein the latch comprises an actuating arm for initiating movement of the gripping element from the inoperative position to the operative position;
• and
• wherein the actuating arm extends into the socket in a path of the fiber so that as a fiber is pushed into the socket it pushes the actuating arm, in turn causing movement of the gripping element, and wherein the actuator arm is biased to a default closed position in the socket.