Fan-out assembly for fiber optic cable

An optical fan-out assembly, comprising:

• a fiber optic cable comprising a plurality of optical fibers and a surrounding jacket;
• a housing comprising first and second mating halves that mate to form a cavity, each of the first and second halves having opposite first and second ends and first and second lips adjacent respective first and second ends;
• the second half having a window, wherein the first lips create a seal with the cable jacket;
• a disk with a plurality of holes, a plurality of slots, and having a periphery, wherein a respective one of the plurality of slots extends between each hole and the periphery, the disk adjacent to and forming a seal with the second lips of the first and second halves;
• a plurality of furcation tubes, each of the furcation tubes being inserted into a. respective hole;
• wherein the optical fibers extend through the cavity, and each optical fiber is received in a respective furcation tube;
• further comprising a door that covers the window;
• and
• a cover that overlies the halves.

A method of constructing a fiber optic fan-out assembly, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a fiber optic trunk cable comprising a plurality of optical fibers and a surrounding jacket;
• (b) providing first and second halves of a housing, wherein the first and second halves mate to form a cavity, each of the first and second halves having opposite first and second ends and first and second lips adjacent respective first and second ends;
• (c) providing a disk with a plurality of holes, a plurality of slots, and having a periphery, wherein a respective one of the plurality of slots extends between each hole and the periphery;
• (d) exposing the optical fibers;
• (e) inserting each of the optical fibers through a respective slot in the disk and into a hole in the disk;
• (f) mating the halves of the housing to capture the cable jacket in the first lips and the disk with the optical fibers therein adjacent the second lips;
• (g) routing the optical fibers into respective furcation tubes;
• and
• (h) inserting furcation tubes into the holes.