Patent ID: 8086085
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A splitter module comprising: a first input adapted to receive a first incoming optical signal; an input fiber adapted to carry the first incoming optical signal from the first input; a splitter adapted to receive the incoming optical signal via the input fiber and to split the incoming optical signal into a plurality of output optical signals; a plurality of first output fibers adapted to receive the plurality of first output signals from the splitter via a plurality of proximal ends and to make the first output signals available to a destination via a plurality of distal ends; a strain relief boot through which the first output fibers are routed, the strain relief boot extending between a first end and a distal end, wherein the distal ends of the first output fibers extend outwardly from the strain relief boot; a housing to which the first end of the strain relief boot is connected, the distal end of the strain relief boot being spaced from the housing, the housing generally aligning the first input, the splitter, and the boot so that the input and output fibers can be routed between the first input, the splitter, and the boot without using fiber loops, the housing defining a guide channel extending longitudinally along an exterior of the housing.