Package for optical fiber, package product, method for extracting optical fiber, and jig

A package for an optical fiber comprising:

• a base portion;
• a plurality of protruding portions that protrude from a flat surface of the base portion, are arranged along an outer periphery of the base portion, and are configured so that an optical fiber including a connector mounted to at least one end thereof is wound along a part of an outer periphery of each of the protruding portions;
• a mounting portion to which the connector of the optical fiber is to be mounted;
• a plurality of fall-off preventing portions that are formed integrally with the base portion and capable of restricting a position of the optical fiber to be wound over the plurality of protruding portions;
• a central protruding portion that protrudes from the flat surface of the base portion, is disposed closer to the center of the base portion than the plurality of protruding portions, and is configured so that a remaining portion of the optical fiber wound around the plurality of protruding portions is wound along a part of an outer periphery of the central protruding portion;
• and
• a first extending portion that extends from the central protruding portion in an extending direction along the flat surface of the base portion.

A package for an optical fiber comprising:

• a base portion;
• a plurality of protruding portions that protrude from a flat surface of the base portion, are arranged along an outer periphery of the base portion, and are configured so that an optical fiber including a connector mounted to at least one end thereof is wound along a part of an outer periphery of each of the protruding portions;
• a mounting portion to which the connector of the optical fiber is to be mounted;
• and
• a plurality of fall-off preventing portions that are formed integrally with the base portion and capable of restricting a position of the optical fiber to be wound over the plurality of protruding portions, wherein:
• the fall-off preventing portion includes an outer peripheral piece located near the outer periphery of the base portion, an inner peripheral piece located closer to the center of the base portion than the outer peripheral piece, and a continuous portion connecting the outer peripheral piece and the inner peripheral piece,
• the fall-off preventing portion is configured to hold the optical fiber in a space surrounded by the inner peripheral piece, the continuous portion, and the outer peripheral piece,
• the inner peripheral piece is connected to the base portion,
• the outer peripheral piece is not connected to the base portion, and
• a length of the outer peripheral piece in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber to be wound over the plurality of protruding portions and the direction perpendicular to the flat surface of the base portion is shorter than a length of the inner peripheral piece connected to the base portion.