Cable element having repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive to couple buffer tubes to a central strength member
US7212715B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/441
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cable element and a method of making the same, in which the cable element has a central strength member, a plurality of buffer tubes are disposed on the central strength member, each of the plurality of buffer tubes encloses at least one signal transmission element, and a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive is provided on the central strength member. The pressure sensitive adhesive is a repositionable adhesive and releasably couples the plurality of buffer tubes to the central strength member such that the plurality of buffer tubes can be coupled and uncoupled repeatedly from the central strength member.
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