Patent ID: 7228047
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An adapter assembly for terminating a fiber optic cable comprising a plurality of optic fibers, comprising: a cable ferrule comprising a tubular body forming a passage between a front opening and a back opening along a longitudinal axis, and a flange formed on an exterior surface of the cable ferrule and proximate the front opening, wherein the rear opening is configured to receive the fiber optic cable into the passage; a breakout body having a first open end and a second open end and an open longitudinal channel between the first and second open ends for receiving the plurality of optic fibers from the fiber optic cable, and further comprising a groove, in proximity to the first open end, disposed within an interior surface defined by the open longitudinal channel, wherein the groove is configured to matably receive the flange and substantially maintain the cable ferrule and the breakout body in fixed axial alignment along the longitudinal axis; and a breakout body cover configured to mate with the breakout body thereby substantially enclosing the open longitudinal channel.