Patent ID: 6614980
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A connectorized outside fiber drop for connecting a local terminal of a fiber to the home network to a fiber optic interface device of the network, the drop comprising:at least one fiber optic strand having a first end and a second end; a sheath enclosing a section of the at least one fiber optic strand; a first transition fitting attached to the sheath proximate to the first end of the at least one fiber optic strand; a second transition fitting attached to the sheath proximate to the second end of the at least one fiber optic strand; on each fiber optic strand, a first fiber optic connector attached to the first end; on each fiber optic strand, a second fiber optic connector attached to the second end; and pigtails enclosing each fiber optic strand between the first transition fitting and the first fiber optic connector, and between the second transition fitting and the second fiber optic connector, and wherein the at least one fiber optic strand floats freely within the sheath.