Patent ID: 11860436
Assignee: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. An enclosure comprising:
a housing;
a volume of sealant that defines a port in communication with an interior of the housing;
a fiber optic indexing module including a main body that mounts within the port with the volume of sealant forming a seal about an exterior of the main body, the indexing module including first and second de-mateable multi-fiber connection interfaces each having sequential fiber positions; and
a plurality of indexing optical fibers and a pigtail cable, wherein the plurality of indexing optical fibers is routed between the first and second de-mateable multi-fiber connection locations and through the main body and the pigtail cable
wherein the fiber optic indexing module includes a first drop de-mateable fiber optic connection location optically coupled to a first fiber position of the first de-mateable multi-fiber connection interface by a first drop fiber and a second drop de-mateable fiber optic connection location optically coupled to a twelfth fiber position of the second de-mateable multi-fiber connection interface by a second drop fiber;
wherein the second de-mateable multi-fiber connection interface and the first drop de-mateable connection location are provided at free ends of tethers that extend from the main body.