Patent ID: 7941021

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a fiber optic distribution cable assembly comprising: accessing at least one of a plurality of optical fibers of a distribution cable by creating first and second access locations in the distribution cable, the second access location being disposed spaced apart from the first access location along the distribution cable; terminating the at least one optical fiber of the distribution cable through the second access location; removing at least a portion of the at least one terminated optical fiber of the distribution cable through the first access location; inserting a first end of a tether through the second access location and removing the first end of the tether through the first access location so as to leave a portion of the tether remaining through the second access location, the tether comprising an optical fiber; optically connecting the at least one terminated optical fiber of the distribution cable to the optical fiber of the tether; and inserting the optically connected optical fiber of the distribution cable and tether through the first access location.