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

Claim 7:
8. A system, comprising:
optical fibers that are joined in a pigtail assembly comprising a first section in which the optical fibers are ribbonized and a second section, adjacent to the first section, in which the optical fibers are separated from one another, wherein ends of the optical fibers in the first section are ribbonized and are configured to be spliced to a ribbonized cable, and the optical fibers within the second section are sized to have different lengths;
connectors that terminate ends of the optical fibers in the second section; and
tubes that encompass respective portions of the optical fibers within the second section, the respective portions extending from the connectors partway toward the first section,
wherein
the first section transitions to the second section at a junction,
distances between the junction and the tubes along the optical fibers are equal or substantially equal, and
the system is provided as a pre-made assembly.