Armor for a fiber optic assembly

US8428406B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Corning Cable Systems LLC · US

Inventors

• Gregory B. Bohler · Lenoir, US
• Julian Latelle Greenwood, III · Hickory, US
• Keith Aaron Greer · Morganton, US
• Allen Michael Miller · Lenoir, US
• Wesley Brian Nicholson · Hickory, US
• Kimberly Dawn Slan · Dallas, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 12, 2012
• Grant date: Apr 23, 2013
• Expiry date: Jun 12, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/443
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Armor, configured for use with a fiber optic assembly, includes a dielectric tube having an armor profile and a length, where the dielectric tube has at least one layer formed from a rigid material. The armor profile is undulating along the length, and the armor profile has a band thickness and a web thickness. The band thickness is between about 0.5 millimeters and about five millimeters. The web thickness is less than the band thickness, and the web thickness is greater than or equal to 0.1 times the band thickness.