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Optical fiber cable

US6529662B1 · kind B1 · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateAug 30, 2000
Grant dateMar 4, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/4411
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical fiber cable enabling a reduction of diameter of the cable, without increasing the manufacturing cost, and improved in work efficiency when pulling out cores in the middle of the cable for cable connection work etc., provided with a tape core stack comprised of a stack of a plurality of tape cores each comprised of an integral assembly of a plurality of optical fibers arranged in parallel and embedded in a resin, at least one fiber cord member wound around an outer circumference of the tape core stack along its longitudinal direction, and a sheath formed outside of the tape core stack and the fiber cord member wound around the outer circumference of the tape core stack.

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