Patent ID: 6181861
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: G02B,H02G

Abstract:
An arrangement for connecting to a main cable containing several stranded elements, each with a plurality of optical fibers therin, comprising:(a) a housing;(b) at least two splice cassettes in the housing; and(c) a branch-off cable entering the housing in a fluid tight manner and having at least two optical fibers adapted for splicing to the optical fibers of the main cable to create a branched area to be protected to a sleeve, the sleeve for the branched area is buried undergound, each optical fiber protected by a separate pair of tubes made of polymeric material, a portion of each optical fiber not located within its pair of tubes and being stored in a respective one of the at least two splice cassettes in the housing thereby acting as excess length being adapted to be connected to a subscriber connection cable, wherein the branch-off cable and the housing with the cassettes comprise a prefabricated unit.