Fiber optic furcation assemblies, methods, and systems

A fiber optic furcation assembly comprising:

• a housing extending between a first end and a second end along a central axis, the first end including a first opening and the second end including at least a second opening, the housing including a first piece and a second piece that attach to each other and thereby define a cavity between the first piece and the second piece, the cavity including a transition portion and a securing portion, the transition portion being closer to the first end than the securing portion, the first piece of the housing including a plurality of protrusions extending into the securing portion of the cavity, the plurality of protrusions defining a plurality of locating channels extending substantially parallel to the central axis and a first securing channel intersecting the plurality of locating channels;
• a cable mount extending between a first end and a second end, the cable mount including a housing attachment, a cable attachment, and a passage, the housing attachment mounted within the first opening of the housing;
• a main fiber optic cable structure including a plurality of optical fibers and a main jacket surrounding a collectively jacketed portion of the plurality of optical fibers, the main fiber optic cable structure secured to the cable attachment of the cable mount;
• a plurality of furcation tubes each with an end positioned within the cavity of the housing, the plurality of furcation tubes each positioned in a respective one of the plurality of locating channels, and the plurality of furcation tubes extending through the second end of the housing;
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• bonding material positioned within the first securing channel, the bonding material bonding an exterior portion of at least some of the plurality of furcation tubes to a portion of at least some of the plurality of protrusions;
• wherein the plurality of optical fibers each extends through, and out of, a terminated end portion of the main jacket of the main fiber optic cable structure, the passage of the cable mount, the transition portion of the cavity of the housing, the securing portion of the cavity of the housing, and a respective one of the plurality of furcation tubes, wherein the plurality of optical fibers are unsecured and free to move in the transition portion of the cavity axially adjacent the terminated end portion of the main jacket.