Buffer tube that results in easy access to and low attenuation of fibers disposed within buffer tube
US6603908B2 · kind B2 · utility
168Cited by
14References
46Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4431
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A buffer tube design that allows easy access to signal carrying fibers disposed within the buffer tube with risk of damaging the signal carrying fibers. The buffer tube can be made with a ripcord disposed within. Additionally, the buffer tube has the mechanical properties that allow the ripcord to be pulled through the tube wall with less energy than is required to bend the signal carrying fibers within. The buffer tube can also be designed without a ripcord in such a way that the mechanical properties allow the tube to be hand torn using a lower amount of energy than required to bend the signal carrying fibers within.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.