Patent ID: 7738758

Claim:
A device comprising: an input cable for receiving optical signals from a feeder cable; output cables for transmitting optical signals to a distribution cable; and a housing, including: an optical splitter for splitting an input beam into a plurality of output beams; an input fiber segment for conveying the input beam from the input cable to the optical splitter, the input fiber segment excluding fiber loop slack; output fiber segments for conveying the output beams from the optical splitter to the output cables; a stress absorbing unit attached to the optical splitter and configured to guide first portions of the output cables toward an inside wall of the housing, and protect the first portions of the output cables against bending at angles that cause damage to the output fiber segments, the first portions of the output cables being inside the housing; and an output fan-out unit configured to connect the first portions of the output cables to second portions of the output cables and affix the first portions of the output cables to the housing such that pulling at the second portions does not detach the output fiber segments from the optical splitter.