Submarine cable anchored to a repeater housing and method of assembly thereof
US4621167A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 12, 1985 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49801
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fibre optic lightweight submarine cable (2) is terminated to a tail cable (4) and anchored to a repeater housing (9) with preformed high-tensile steel anchor wires (1,3). The wires are clamped at one end (10) between a collar (7) and frusto-conical clamping segments (11) and strapped at the other end with binders (14). Over the tail cable portion is a spring (6) located on ferrules (6A, 7A) and acting to prevent the anchor wires crushing the tail cable (4).
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