Abstract: A fiberoptic feedthrough fastener and method for forming same comprising sliding a first and second sections of heat shrink tubing up a fiberoptic cable beyond a fastening point. The jacket of the cable is then stripped off at the fastening point, the strength member is stripped off slightly beyond the fastening point, and the exposed strength member is folded back away from the buffered fibers. A section of protective tubing is slid over the exposed buffered fibers until it abuts the end of the jacket. The second section of heat shrink tubing is slid down the cable and the protective tubing. The exposed strength member is caught by the second section of heat shrink tubing and pulled over and about the protective tubing. The second section of heat shrink tubing is then secured about the protective tubing and exposed strength member.

Abstract: A branching method for multi-fiber fiberoptic cables which comprises stripping off the jacket of a multi-fiber cable at the branching point, stripping the kevlar from the cable slightly beyond the branching point, folding back the kevlar over the jacket and holding the kevlar in place with heat shrink tubing leaving a portion of kevlar exposed about the end of the jacket with the individual buffered fibers extending beyond that point. Thereafter, a section of high grade heat resistant teflon tubing is slid onto each buffered fiber until a portion of the section of teflon tubing extends into the interior of said cable. Thereafter, a sheathing is prepared for each individual buffered fiber. The jacket of each sheathing is stripped slightly beyond its end point, the kevlar is folded back over the jacket and the kevlar is held in place with heat shrink tubing leaving a portion of kevlar exposed about the end of the jacket.