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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2005
Robert B. Elkins, Ii, Hickory, NC (US);
Terry L. Cooke, Hickory, NC (US);
John B. Johnson, Hickory, NC (US);
Dennis M. Knecht, Hickory, NC (US);
James P. Luther, Hickory, NC (US);
Lars K. Nielsen, Denver, NC (US);
Robert B. Elkins, II, Hickory, NC (US);
Terry L. Cooke, Hickory, NC (US);
John B. Johnson, Hickory, NC (US);
Dennis M. Knecht, Hickory, NC (US);
James P. Luther, Hickory, NC (US);
Lars K. Nielsen, Denver, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A factory prepared fiber optic distribution cable has at least one predetermined access location for providing access to at least one pre-connectorized optical fiber. The fiber optic distribution cable includes at least one preterminated optical fiber withdrawn from a tubular body at the access location, a connector attached to the preterminated optical fiber, a transition piece for transitioning the preterminated optical fiber from the tubular body into a protective tube, and a protective shell encapsulating the access location for protecting the pre-connectorized optical fiber. Alternatively, the fiber optic distribution cable includes at least one preterminated optical fiber withdrawn from a tubular body, a transition piece for transitioning the preterminated optical fiber from the tubular body into a protective tube, a connector attached to the preterminated optical fiber, a plurality of cable centralizers, and a protective shell for encapsulating the access location and protecting the pre-connectorized optical fiber.