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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2017
Corning Optical Communications Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Brandon Duvall Compton, Granite Falls, NC (US);
Kathleen Erin Stover, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Corning Optical Communications LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic drop cable assembly is disclosed. The fiber optic drop cable assembly includes a fiber optic cable having an unsplit length, with a first split length and a second split length branching from the unsplit length. An optical fiber passage is formed at an interface of the first split length and the second split length. A first strength member extends from the unsplit length and is disposed in the first split length. A second strength member extends from the unsplit length and is disposed in the second split length. At least one optical fiber extends in the optical fiber passage. A fiber optic connector connects to the at least one optical fiber and is releasably secured to one or both of the first strength member and the second strength member. A pulling feature attaches to a portion of the fiber optic drop cable assembly for installation.