Patent ID: 6869227

Claim:
A universal breakout harness for reversing the polarity of optical fibers, comprising: a multi-fiber connector with multiple optical paths formed therein, the optical paths being arranged in a generally planar array with each optical path being immediately adjacent to at least one other optical path; a plurality of optical fibers of an optical ribbon disposed in the optical paths formed in the multi-fiber connector; and a plurality of optical fiber connectors disposed opposite the multi-fiber connector, the plurality of optical fiber connectors defining a plurality of pairs of optical paths for receiving the optical fibers of the optical ribbon; wherein the optical fibers of the optical ribbon are separated and routed between the optical paths formed in the multi-fiber connector and the pairs of optical paths defined by the plurality of optical fiber connectors; and wherein the optical fibers in at least one of the pairs of optical paths defined by the plurality of optical fiber connectors are selected from optical fibers disposed in optical paths formed in the multi-fiber connector that are not immediately adjacent to each other.