Optical fiber furcation assembly and method

摘要

A furcation assembly for use with multi-fiber optical fiber cable comprises a housing having a first housing piece and a housing cover. The first housing piece has a furcation block at which a plurality of furcation tubes are terminated and which is configured to receive an end portion of the optical fiber cable such that respective optical fibers thereof may be inserted into a selected furcation tube. The housing cover is received over the first housing piece so as to be locked in a closed position. When the housing cover is in the closed position, the multi-fiber cable is axially retained with respect to the housing.

主权项

1. A furcation assembly for furcating a multiple fiber cable, the assembly comprising:
a first housing piece comprising a furcation block and a boot retaining slot; a boot for covering the multiple fiber cable near the furcation assembly, the boot comprising a boot retaining feature protruding therefrom; and a second housing piece configured to be received over the first housing piece in a manner that promotes firm contact between the boot and multiple fiber cable and locks the furcation assembly into the closed position, wherein the multiple fiber cable is inserted through the boot and the boot retaining feature is inserted into the boot retaining slot of the first housing piece, and wherein the multiple fiber cable comprises a plurality of optical fibers, each of which is received in one of a plurality of through bores defined in the furcation block.