Slotted composite cable having a cable housing with a tubular opening for copper pairs and a slot for an optical fiber
US6169834A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4431
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A composite cable for conducting electrical and optical signals is disclosed. The composite cable comprises a cable housing having a ribbon slot with an optical fiber ribbon arranged in the ribbon slot. The cable housing also has a tubular opening with a multiplicity of copper pairs arranged therein for conducting electric power through the oval slotted composite copper pair and optic ribbon cable, for providing strength to the cable, and for bending without elastic recovery to shape the cable. The composite cable may also include a removable compression cap for covering the ribbon slot.
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