Cable assembly with access point and ribbon stack handling
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1. A cable assembly, comprising:
- a fiber optic cable including a ribbon stack therein;
at least one network access location positioned along the fiber optic cable at a mid-span location where a portion of the fiber optic cable is removed so as to form a first open end and a second open end at the mid-span location, and at which at least one fiber of the ribbon stack is preterminated at the network access point; and
a coupling fillant at least partially disposed within the fiber optic cable so as to fix the ribbon stack to the fiber optic cable about the network access location to substantially prevent ribbon stack translation and rotation at the network access point relative to the fiber optic cable.
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Abstract
A cable assembly comprising a fiber optic cable having a ribbon stack therein, at least one network access location for accessing the ribbon stack, and a bonding fillant for locking an uncut portion of the ribbon stack to the cable at the network access location to prevent ribbon stack translation and rotation at the network access point relative to the tubular component. A method for eliminating optical fiber translation and rotation at a predetermined position within a fiber optic cable comprising providing a cable, forming an access location, filling exposed cable portions with a fillant, flowing the fillant, and curing the fillant to bond a length of the ribbon stack within the cable.
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1. A cable assembly, comprising:
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a fiber optic cable including a ribbon stack therein; at least one network access location positioned along the fiber optic cable at a mid-span location where a portion of the fiber optic cable is removed so as to form a first open end and a second open end at the mid-span location, and at which at least one fiber of the ribbon stack is preterminated at the network access point; and a coupling fillant at least partially disposed within the fiber optic cable so as to fix the ribbon stack to the fiber optic cable about the network access location to substantially prevent ribbon stack translation and rotation at the network access point relative to the fiber optic cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for inhibiting optical fiber translation and rotation at a predetermined position within a fiber optic cable, comprising:
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providing a fiber optic cable having a ribbon stack disposed therein; removing a portion of the fiber optic cable at a mid-span location to access the ribbon stack, thereby forming a first open end and a second open end in the fiber optic cable; inserting a fillant into the first open end and the second open end of the fiber optic cable so as to fix the ribbon stack to the fiber optic cable to prevent translation and rotation of the ribbon stack relative to the fiber optic cable. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for eliminating optical fiber translation and rotation at a mid-span network access location of a fiber optic cable, comprising:
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providing a fiber optic cable having a ribbon stack disposed within a core tube and a cable sheath; removing a portion of the cable sheath and the core tube to provide an access location for accessing the underlying ribbon stack, thereby forming a first core tube open end and a second core tube open end; applying fillant at the first core tube open end and the second core tube open end; and flowing the fillant between the ribbon stack and the core tube a predetermined distance down the length of the fiber optic cable from the first core tube open end and the second core tube open end. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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