Patent ID: 9488788
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: G02B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A fiber optic cassette comprising: a body defining a front and an opposite rear; a cable entry location defined on the body for a cable to enter the cassette, wherein a plurality of optical fibers from the cable extend into the cassette and form terminations at non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body; and a flexible substrate positioned between the cable entry location and the non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body, the flexible substrate rigidly supporting the plurality of optical fibers; wherein each of the non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body includes a ferrule, a ferrule hub supporting the ferrule, and a split sleeve surrounding the ferrule; and wherein each of the non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body is mounted to a separate front extension of the flexible substrate, the front extensions being separated by cut-outs defined by the substrate for providing separate flexibility to each front extension.