Patent ID: 8155490

Claim:
A furcation assembly for furcating a cable that carries at least one optical fiber, comprising: a furcation member having a furcation body having a front section with a front end, a back section with a back end, the body defining a channel having a channel front section and at least one channel back section, with the channel front section configured either to accommodate a securing form or to be crimpable for securing the furcation member to at least a portion of the cable; at least one flexible guide defining a guide channel and secured to the furcation member at the at least one channel back section so that the at least one guide channel connects to the furcation member channel and extends from the channel back section; and at least one flexible protection member defining a protection channel sized to accommodate the at least one fiber, wherein the at least one protection member slidably fits within the at least one guide and is telescopically adjustable relative thereto, with the at least one protection channel connecting with the corresponding at least one guide channel, wherein the at least one optical fiber enters the front end of the furcation body passing through the channel of the furcation body and through the guide and protection member at the back end.