Cable including optical fibers enclosed in a sheath with longitudinal reinforcing elements
US6480652B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4433
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cable including optical fibers (1) surrounded by a sheath (2) comprising at least one layer in which at least two elongate reinforcement members (4) extend, the cross section of the sheath having a substantially oval outline (5) presenting a minor axis (5.1), and the reinforcement members being disposed symmetrically on either side of the minor axis.
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