Fiber optic cable having a ripcord
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1. A fiber optic cable, said fiber optic cable comprising:
- a cable core having at least one optical fiber;
a ripcord, the ripcord being an electrically conductive material operative, upon application of a sufficient pulling force, to rip at least one cable component for facilitating access to said at least one optical fiber.
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Abstract
A fiber optic cable including a cable core having at least one optical fiber and a ripcord. In one embodiment, the ripcord is a conductive material operative, upon application of a sufficient pulling force, to rip at least one cable component for facilitating access to said at least one optical fiber. In other embodiments, the ripcord is formed from a semi-conductive material, the ripcord is removably attached to at least one cable component, and/or the ripcord has an excess length.
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1. A fiber optic cable, said fiber optic cable comprising:
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a cable core having at least one optical fiber;
a ripcord, the ripcord being an electrically conductive material operative, upon application of a sufficient pulling force, to rip at least one cable component for facilitating access to said at least one optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A fiber optic cable, said fiber optic cable comprising:
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a cable core having at least one optical fiber;
a ripcord, the ripcord having a portion being an electrically semi-conductive material operative, upon application of a sufficient pulling force, to rip at least one cable component for facilitating access to said at least one optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A fiber optic cable, said fiber optic cable comprising:
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a cable core having at least one optical fiber;
a ripcord, the ripcord having an excess length with respect to an associated portion of the fiber optic cable and being operative, upon application of a sufficient pulling force, to rip at least one cable component for facilitating access to said at least one optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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