Optical cables having U-shaped carriers exhibiting enhanced crush performance
US5420955A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 30, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4408
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A light waveguide cable contains a layer of U-shaped carriers around a central core. Each U-shaped carrier contains a light waveguide fiber, bundle, ribbon, or ribbon stack. Carrier legs have a predetermined hinge line at a distance from the carrier base greater than the thickness of the light waveguide fiber, bundle, ribbon or ribbon stack. The carrier legs may have a smaller thickness or a concavity at the hinge line.
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