Patent ID: 7505663

Claim:
An optical fiber device comprising: an optical fiber with a first end slidably enclosed within a first cable jacket and a second end slidably received within a second cable jacket, the first end of the fiber constrained from axial movement with respect to the first cable jacket and the second end of the fiber constrained from axial movement with respect to the second cable jacket; wherein a fiber receiving device positioned between the first and second cable jackets permits the excess fiber length to accumulate without bending in a radius smaller than a minimum bend radius; wherein the fiber receiving device includes a housing with a open sided body portion and a cover defining an interior, the first and second cable jackets extending to a side of the housing and the optical fiber passing through the interior of the housing between the first and second cable jackets, the open sided body portion defining a first cable opening and a second cable opening; a first fitting mounted to an end of the first cable jacket and to the first cable opening of the open sided body portion, the end of the first jacket constrained from axial movement relative to the open sided body portion; a second fitting mounted to an end of the second cable jacket and to the second cable opening of the open sided body portion, the end of the second jacket constrained from axial movement relative to the open sided body portion; wherein the cover is mounted to the open sided body portion with removable fasteners; wherein the optical fiber forms a loop within the interior; wherein the fiber receiving device includes a central support within the interior, and wherein the loop of the optical fiber extends about the central support wherein the central support provides bend radius protection to the optical fiber; wherein the first end of the optical fiber and the first cable jacket are constrained with respect to each other at a first optical fiber connector; wherein the second end of the optical fiber and the second cable jacket are constrained with respect to each other at a second optical fiber connector.