Patent ID: 8639082

Claim:
A fiber optic cable assembly comprising: a connector having a mating end and a cable end; a fiber optic cable terminated to the cable end of the connector; and a cable director discrete from the fiber optic cable and coupled to the fiber optic cable rearward of the connector, the cable director comprising a flexible support sleeve movable along the fiber optic cable and a clip extending from the support sleeve, the support sleeve including a raceway that receives the fiber optic cable and allows the fiber optic cable to be fed through the support sleeve, the support sleeve having a first end segment and a second end segment, the support sleeve having a first tab having dimples defining a first attachment point proximate to the first end segment and a second tab having dimples defining a second attachment point proximate to the second end segment, the clip having fingers engaging the dimples, the clip being rotatable about the dimples, the support sleeve being held in a bent shape when the clip is attached to both the first attachment point and the second attachment point, the support sleeve being configured to be straightened to a loading position in which the raceway is substantially linear when the clip is removed from at least one of the first or second attachment points, the support sleeve movable along the fiber optic cable when the support sleeve is straightened and in the loading position.