Patent ID: 11860435
Assignee: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A fiber optic pigtail assembly, comprising:
a ribbonized portion in which first sections of optical fibers are ribbonized, wherein ends of the first sections of the optical fibers are ribbonized and configured to be spliced to a ribbonized fiber optic cable; and
a loose portion in which second sections of the optical fibers are not ribbonized, wherein
the loose portion transitions to the ribbonized portion at a junction,
ends of the second sections of the optical fibers are separated and terminated by respective connectors,
the second sections of the optical fibers have different lengths,
at least portions of the second sections of the optical fibers traverse through tubes that extend from the respective connectors partway toward the ribbonized portion,
distances between the junction and the tubes along the optical fibers are equal or substantially equal, and
the fiber optic pigtail assembly is provided as a pre-made assembly.