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Cable comprising optical fibres enclosed in an outer sheath

US6052501A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 12, 1998
Grant dateApr 18, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/4433
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The cable includes optical fibers (1) enclosed in an outer sheath (2) having elongate reinforcing members (4) embedded therein, disposed in two diametrically opposite groups (3) each comprising a plurality of mutually tangential reinforcing members (4).

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