Patent ID: 6522804
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A connectorized outside fiber drop comprising:(a) at least one fiber optic strand having a first end and a second end; (b) a sheath enclosing a section of the at least one fiber optic strand; (c) a first transition fitting attached to the sheath proximate to the first end of the at least one fiber optic strand; (d) a second transition fitting attached to the sheath proximate to the second end of the at least one fiber optic strand; (e) on each fiber optic strand, a first fiber optic connector attached to the first end; (f) on each fiber optic strand, a second fiber optic connector attached to the second end; and (g) 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, wherein the first end of each fiber optic strand is adapted to connect to a local terminal of a fiber optic network and the second end of each fiber optic strand is adapted to connect to a fiber optic interface device of the fiber optic network, and wherein the sheath provides environmental protection for the at least one fiber optic strand for one of aerial, buried, and underground installations.