Break-out device

A break-out device for longitudinally extending elements comprising:

• a base member;
• a pair of ribs extending from the base member that define a longitudinally extending channel configured to receive the longitudinally extending elements therebetween, wherein inner sides of each of the pair of the ribs include at least one longitudinally extending slot;
• and
• a removable partition inserted in the at least one slot of each of the pair of the ribs and extending longitudinally therein to provide a through-hole dimensioned to receive at least one of the longitudinally extending elements.

A break-out device for longitudinally extending elements comprising:

• a base member;
• a pair of ribs extending from the base member that define a longitudinally extending channel configured to receive the longitudinally extending elements therebetween,;
• and
• a removable partition inserted in the channel and extending longitudinally therein to provide a through-hole dimensioned to receive at least one of the longitudinally extending elements, the partition including a locking mechanism that retains the removable partition in the channel.

A method for organizing optical fibre elements comprising:

• providing a break-out device having a base member and a pair of ribs extending from the base member that define a longitudinally extending channel configured to receive the optical fibre elements therebetween, wherein the inner face of one of the ribs includes a plurality of slots aligned with respective ones of a plurality of slots in the inner face of the other of the ribs to define a plurality of pairs of slots;
• determining a desired through-hole dimension for receiving a selected one of the optical fibre elements;
• selecting one of the plurality of pairs of slots based on the desired through-hole dimension;
• inserting a removable partition in the selected one of the plurality of pairs of slots to provide a through-hole in the channel having the desired through-hole dimension;
• and inserting the selected one of the optical fibre elements into the through hole.