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 hollow polymeric tube having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the polymeric tube including ring-type reinforcements embedded in the polymeric tube between the inner and outer diameters, the polymeric tube extending along the length of the breakout location and enclosing the distribution cable and 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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11 Claims
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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 hollow polymeric tube having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the polymeric tube including ring-type reinforcements embedded in the polymeric tube between the inner and outer diameters, the polymeric tube extending along the length of the breakout location and enclosing the distribution cable and 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 hollow polymeric tube having an inner diameter and an outer diameter around the distribution cable and the fused length of optical fiber at the breakout location, the polymeric tube including ring-type reinforcements embedded between the inner diameter and the outer diameter of the polymeric tubes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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