Patent ID: 8805140

Claim:
A method of connection of user devices to optical fiber units contained in an optical cable, comprising: providing an opening in a sheath of the optical cable to access the optical fiber units contained in the optical cable, wherein providing an opening comprises removing a portion of sheath of the optical cable; extracting a segment of at least one optical fiber unit from the optical cable through said opening; inserting a free end of the extracted segment of optical fiber unit into a protection tube; making the protection tube slide on the extracted segment of optical fiber unit up to insert a first end portion of the protection tube, distal from the free end of the extracted segment of the optical fiber unit, into the optical cable through said opening; positioning a closure element on the optical cable in correspondence of said opening so as to realize a substantial closure thereof, wherein positioning a closure element on the optical cable comprises repositioning the removed portion of sheath; securing in a removable way the closure element to the optical cable; and bringing the free end of the extracted segment of optical fiber unit in correspondence of a connection point of a user device.