Patent ID: 6947647

Claim:
A method for installing a fiber optic cable in a building having a gas riser, comprising the steps of: routing a first translating member from a riser entry location, through the riser, and out a riser exit location; engaging a fiber optic cable near the riser exit location with the first translating member; retracting the first translating member, along with the fiber optic cable, into the riser past a branch in the riser, so that the fiber optic cable hangs down past the branch; routing a second translating member from a branch entry location, through the branch, and into the riser; engaging the fiber optic cable with the second translating member; disengaging the first translating member from the fiber optic cable; and retracting the second translating member, along with the fiber optic cable, through the branch and out the branch entry location.