Patent ID: 11860433
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. An optical module comprising:
a housing defining an interior;
an optical adapter arrangement disposed at the housing;
a cable inlet leading from an exterior of the housing to the interior of the housing, the cable inlet being configured to receive an optical cable including a plurality of optical fibers;
a splice location disposed within the interior of the housing;
a plurality of optical pigtails extending from unterminated ends to connectorized ends, the unterminated ends being disposed at the splice location;
a separator disposed within the interior of the housing, the separator disposed over a portion of the optical fibers;
guide fingers disposed between the splice location and the optical adapter arrangement, the guide fingers being sufficiently spaced to enable the plurality of optical pigtails to pass therebetween, the guide fingers extending through holes of the separator to align the separator with the housing; and
a splice component disposed within the interior of the housing over the separator at the splice location.