Patent ID: 11914211
Assignee: GO!FOTON HOLDINGS, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 18:
19. An optical connector assembly comprising:
an optical component assembly including an optical unit;
first inner and first outer optical fibers on opposing sides of the optical unit such that the optical unit receives a first optical signal from the first inner optical fiber and the first outer optical fiber receives a second optical signal from the optical unit or such that the optical unit receives the second optical signal from the first outer optical fiber and the first inner optical fiber receives the first optical signal from the optical unit;
a componentry cover encapsulating an entirety of the optical unit and first portions of the first inner and the first outer optical fibers;
a connector through which a second portion of the first outer optical fiber extends, the second portion being exposed to route the second optical signal; and
a bendable cover attaching the componentry cover to the connector,
wherein the bendable cover is bendable from a first state to a second state and the second state is maintained in the absence of an external force being applied to the optical connector assembly,
wherein less force is required to bend the bendable cover than to bend the componentry cover, and
wherein the second portion of the first outer optical fiber further extends through the bendable cover.