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Low-shrink reduced-diameter dry buffer tubes

US9223102B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Draka Comteq B.V. · NL

Inventors

Don Parris · Merate, IT
Patrick King Strong · Connelly Springs, US
Denise Collado · Huntersville, US
Jeffrey Scott Barker · Hickory, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 6, 2014
Grant date	Dec 29, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 6, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/4429
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a low-shrink buffer tube having a reduced diameter. The buffer tube provides adequate crush resistance and is suitable for deployments requiring mid-span access.

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