Patent ID: 9606303
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. A grouping apparatus for use with a plurality of fiber optic connectors, each of the plurality of fiber optic connectors having a connector housing, comprising: a top portion having a front end and a back end; a bottom portion having a front end and a back end, a plurality of dividing members extending between the top and bottom portions creating a plurality of openings in the grouping apparatus extending between the front and back ends of the top and bottom portions; a plurality of forward facing surfaces fixedly attached to the bottom portion adjacent the back end thereof, one of the plurality of forward facing surfaces disposed in each of the plurality of openings to engage a fiber optic connector; and a plurality of cut-out portions in at least one of the top and the bottom portions, each of the plurality of cut-out portions being associated with one of the plurality of openings and each of the plurality of forward facing surfaces disposed between a cut-out portion and a dividing member of each of the plurality of openings.