Mid-span breakout with helical fiber routing
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1. A mid-span breakout arrangement comprising:
- a distribution cable having a breakout access location at which an outer jacket of the distribution cable is removed to form a stripped region of the distribution cable;
a tether cable secured to the distribution cable adjacent the breakout access location; and
at least one length of optical fiber helically wrapped around the distribution cable along at least a majority of a length of the stripped region of the breakout access location, the length of optical fiber being optically coupled to the distribution cable and to the tether cable.
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Abstract
A mid-span breakout arrangement includes a distribution cable and a tether cable. The distribution cable has a breakout access location. The tether cable is secured to the distribution cable adjacent the breakout access location. The breakout further includes at least one length of optical fiber helically wrapped around the distribution cable along the breakout access location. The length of optical fiber is coupled to the distribution cable and to the tether cable.
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15 Claims
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1. A mid-span breakout arrangement comprising:
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a distribution cable having a breakout access location at which an outer jacket of the distribution cable is removed to form a stripped region of the distribution cable; a tether cable secured to the distribution cable adjacent the breakout access location; and at least one length of optical fiber helically wrapped around the distribution cable along at least a majority of a length of the stripped region of the breakout access location, the length of optical fiber being optically coupled to the distribution cable and to the tether cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mid-span breakout arrangement comprising:
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a distribution cable including a cable jacket and a plurality of buffer tubes positioned within the cable jacket, the plurality of buffer tubes including a first buffer tube, the distribution cable including a breakout location where a portion of the cable jacket has been removed to expose a portion of the buffer tubes and where at least the first buffer tube includes a fiber access location; a tether that branches from the distribution cable at the breakout location, the tether including a tether buffer tube; a first length of optical fiber extending out from the fiber access location of the first buffer tube of the distribution cable, the first length of optical fiber being wound helically around an exterior of the portion of the buffer tubes at the breakout location. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A mid-span breakout arrangement comprising:
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a distribution cable including a cable jacket and a plurality of optical fibers, the distribution cable including a breakout location where a portion of the cable jacket has been removed and where a fiber access location is defined, the plurality of optical fibers including a first optical fiber having a cut end extending out from the fiber access location; a tether that branches from the distribution cable at the breakout location, the tether including a tether optical fiber that couples to the cut end of the fiber optical fiber of the distribution cable; and wherein at least an unbuffered portion of the first optical fiber extending out from the fiber access location is wound helically around an exterior of the distribution cable at the breakout location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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