Patent ID: 7653282

Claim:
An outside plant optical connection terminal for use in a fiber optic communications network including a distribution cable comprising a plurality of optical fibers and a mid-span access location provided on the distribution cable, the terminal comprising; a base; a cover affixed to the base; a stub cable port provided in one of the base and cover; a stub cable comprising a first end received in the stub cable port and a second end received at the mid-span access location provided on the distribution cable, the stub cable further comprising at least one optical fiber extending between the first end and the second end and having a fiber optic connector mounted thereon at the first end of the stub cable; and a plurality of connector ports provided in one of the base and the cover, wherein the connector ports are adapted to receive a fiber optic connector mounted to the first end of the at least one optical fiber of the stub cable, wherein the at least one optical fiber is optically connected at the second end of the stub cable to a respective one of the plurality of optical fibers of the distribution cable at the mid-span access location of the distribution cable, wherein the terminal defines a branch point that is located a distance from the mid-span access location of the distribution cable.