Patent ID: 9360624
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: G02B

Claim Text:
1. A fiber optic assembly, comprising: first and second fiber optic ribbons, each comprising a plurality of optical fibers coupled in an arrangement where the optical fibers are aligned side-by-side with one another, wherein the optical fibers of the first ribbon are spliced with the optical fibers of the second ribbon such that the spliced ribbons at the splice have a common lengthwise axis, widthwise axis orthogonal to the lengthwise axis, and thickness axis orthogonal to the lengthwise and widthwise axes; and a splice protector supporting the optical fibers of the first and second fiber optic ribbons that are spliced to one another at the splice, wherein the splice protector comprises an adhesive that provides a flexible support for the splice, wherein the splice protector is at least half as flexible when cured over the splice as the first and second ribbons in bending about the widthwise axis, and wherein the splice protector is at least 60% as flexible as the first and second ribbons in bending about the widthwise axis.