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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2006
Chois A. Blackwell, Jr., North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Brett A. Menke, Keller, TX (US);
Jason B. Reagan, The Colony, TX (US);
Kevin L. Strause, Keller, TX (US);
Kelly J. Smith, Stevensville, MI (US);
Chois A. Blackwell, Jr., North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Brett A. Menke, Keller, TX (US);
Jason B. Reagan, The Colony, TX (US);
Kevin L. Strause, Keller, TX (US);
Kelly J. Smith, Stevensville, MI (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A multi-port optical connection terminal for use as a branch point in a fiber optic communications network at a distance from a mid-span access location provided on a distribution cable having a plurality of optical fibers. The multi-port terminal includes a base and a cover affixed to the base. A stub cable port formed through one of the base and the cover receives a stub cable having at least one optical fiber extending continuously from the multi-port terminal to the mid-span access location. A first end of the optical fiber is optically connected to a respective optical fiber of the distribution cable at the mid-span access location and a fiber optic connector is mounted upon the second end. At least one connector port is provided on the multi-port terminal for receiving the fiber optic connector and a connectorized end of a fiber optic drop cable extending from the multi-port terminal.