Mid-span breakout with potted closure
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1. A breakout assembly comprising:
- a distribution cable including a breakout location having a length;
a tether cable secured to the distribution cable;
at least one length of optical fiber extending along the length of the breakout location from the distribution cable to the tether cable;
a polymeric tube including ring-type reinforcements, the polymeric tube extending along the length of the breakout location and enclosing the length of optical fiber.
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Abstract
A breakout assembly includes a distribution cable, a tether cable, and at least one optical fiber. The distribution cable includes a breakout location having a length. The tether cable is secured to the distribution cable. The optical fiber extends along the length of the breakout location from the distribution cable to the tether cable. A polymeric tube including ring-type reinforcements extends along the length of the breakout location and encloses the optical fiber.
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1. A breakout assembly comprising:
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a distribution cable including a breakout location having a length;
a tether cable secured to the distribution cable;
at least one length of optical fiber extending along the length of the breakout location from the distribution cable to the tether cable;
a polymeric tube including ring-type reinforcements, the polymeric tube extending along the length of the breakout location and enclosing the length of optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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removing an outer jacket from a distribution cable at a breakout location;
accessing an optical fiber from the distribution cable;
fusing the optical fiber from the distribution cable to an optical fiber of a tether cable to form a fused length of optical fiber; and
positioning a polymeric tube over the fused length of optical fiber, the polymeric tube including ring-type reinforcements. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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