| US 7,590,320 B2 | ||
| Tapered cable for use in fiber to the premises applications | ||
| Brian Herbst, Spartanburg, S.C. (US) | ||
| Assigned to AFL Telecommunications LLC, Spartanburg, S.C. (US) | ||
| Appl. No. 11/911,731 PCT Filed Aug. 08, 2006, PCT No. PCT/US2006/030852 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Apr. 15, 2008, PCT Pub. No. WO2007/021673, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 22, 2007. |
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| Claims priority of provisional application 60/707553, filed on Aug. 12, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0193091 A1, Aug. 14, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 385—100 [385/106; 385/135] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A tapered fiber optic distribution cable, comprising:
a plurality of drop cables bundled together; and
a breakout point located along the tapered fiber optic distribution cable,
wherein one of the drop cables has a first length shorter than a second length of the tapered fiber optic distribution cable
and has an end terminating at the breakout point,
wherein exteriors of at least two of said plurality of drop cables are in direct contact.
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