US Patent 11340415 Optical component organizing members

In one form, an organizing member for optical components includes an elongate body extending about a hollow interior portion and including a peripheral sidewall. The organizing member also includes an optical fiber routing surface extending from the peripheral sidewall toward the hollow interior portion, and a recessed portion is positioned between the peripheral sidewall and the hollow interior portion. The recessed portion includes a number of receptacles offset from the optical fiber routing surface and corresponding in configuration to a respective optical component positionable therein.