Transition housing and cap for fiber breakout assembly

Abstract

A breakout assembly in accordance with one aspect of the invention includes a housing including a tubular body defining a passage extending from a first end to an opposite second end of the body. An interior surface of the body includes a plurality of longitudinal guides, the interior surface further including a stop. The tubular body defines a plurality of openings extending through the body on opposite sides of the stop. The breakout assembly further includes a cap which is slidably received within the body of the housing, wherein notches within the cap receive the guides of the housing, and wherein the cap is engageable with the stop. The cap defines a plurality of internal openings extending through the cap. A multi-fiber cable can be received within the body from one end, and a plurality of breakout tubings are received within the body of the opposite end. The multi-fiber cable includes a breakout end terminating within the tubular body wherein a plurality of the broken out fibers pass through the cap, and into the breakout tubings. In one preferred embodiment, epoxy is placed within the tubular body, on opposite sides of the cap.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A fiber breakout assembly comprising:
 a housing including a tubular body defining a passage extending from a first end to an opposite second end of the tubular body, the housing defining a longitudinal axis extending parallel to the passage, the tubular body having an interior surface and an exterior surface; 
 the interior surface including a plurality of longitudinal guides extending from the second end of the tubular body; 
 the interior surface including a stop located between the first and second ends of the tubular body; 
 the tubular body defining a plurality of openings extending from the exterior surface to the interior surface; 
 a cap including a body having a first end, a second opposite end, and a side extending between the first and second ends of the cap; 
 the side defining a plurality of notches sized for mating engagement with the guides of the housing; 
 the body of the cap defining a plurality of internal openings extending from the first end of the cap to the second end of the cap; 
 wherein the cap is slidably received within the passage of the tubular body of the housing from the second end of the tubular body, wherein the notches of the cap receive the guides of the housing, wherein the cap is engageable with the stop to limit movement of the cap past the stop. 
 
     
     
       2. The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the guides are equally spaced around the interior surface of the tubular body. 
     
     
       3. The assembly of  claim 2 , wherein three guides are provided. 
     
     
       4. The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein twelve internal openings are provided in the cap. 
     
     
       5. The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein twenty-four internal openings are provided in the cap. 
     
     
       6. A fiber breakout assembly comprising:
 a housing including a tubular body defining a passage extending from a first end to an opposite second end of the tubular body, the housing defining a longitudinal axis extending parallel to the passage, the tubular body having an interior surface and an exterior surface; 
 the interior surface including a plurality of longitudinal guides extending from the second end of the tubular body; 
 the interior surface including a stop located between the first and second ends of the tubular body; 
 the tubular body defining a plurality of openings extending from the exterior surface to the interior surface; 
 a cap including a body having a first end, a second opposite end, and a side extending between the first and second ends of the cap; 
 the side defining a plurality of notches sized for mating engagement with the guides of the housing; 
 the body of the cap defining a plurality of internal openings extending from the first end of the cap to the second end of the cap; 
 wherein the cap is slidably received within the passage of the tubular body of the housing from the second end of the tubular body, wherein the notches of the cap receive the guides of the housing, wherein the cap is engageable with the stop to limit movement of the cap past the stop; 
 a multi-fiber cable received within the passage from the first end of the tubular body; 
 a plurality of breakout tubings received within the passage from the second end of the tubular body; 
 the multi-fiber cable including a breakout end terminating within the passage wherein a plurality of broken out fibers pass through the cap and into the breakout tubings; 
 epoxy within the passage on opposite sides of the cap.