Patent ID: 9052459
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic cable assembly, comprising: a distribution cable having a cavity through which a fiber optic ribbon extends, wherein the ribbon comprises a plurality of optical fibers arranged side-by-side with one another and bound together by a common matrix, wherein the distribution cable includes a network access point at a mid-span location along the distribution cable, wherein the network access point comprises an opening between the cavity to the exterior of the distribution cable, and wherein at least a portion of the ribbon extends through the opening, out of the cavity, and away from the distribution cable; and a tether cable comprising a jacket and an optical fiber, wherein the tether cable is physically coupled to the distribution cable and the optical fiber of the tether cable is spliced to an optical fiber of the ribbon of the distribution cable, and wherein the corresponding spliced connection is surrounded by the jacket of the tether cable, whereby the jacket serves as a housing for the spliced connection.