HIGH COUNT OPTICAL FIBER CABLE
First Claim
1. An optical fiber cable having a central core construvtion wherein strength members that provide tensile strength and rigidity necessary for the cable to carry anticipated loads are embedded in an outer jacket of the cable, comprising:
- a number of optical fiber bundles;
each one of the fiber bundles includes a number of optical fiber cable units, and a skin surrounding the cable units in such manner as to retain the units in a desired configuration over a length of the bundle wherein the skin has a thickness of not more than about 0.008 inch (0.2 mm);
each one of the cable units includes a number of optical fibers, and a first outer jacket that protectively surrounds the fibers of the unit wherein the first outer jacket has a thickness of not more than about 0.008 inch (0.2 mm);
a second outer jacket dimensioned and arranged for protectively enclosing the optical fiber bundles; and
one or more strength members embedded in a wall of the second outer jacket along the length of the cable for providing the cable with the necessary tensile strength and rigidity.
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Abstract
An optical fiber cable includes a number of optical fiber bundles. Each bundle contains a number of optical fiber cable units, and a relatively thin skin surrounds the cable units and retains the units in a desired configuration another over the length of the bundle. Each cable unit includes a number of optical fibers, and a first outer jacket that surrounds the fibers. The bundles are protectively enclosed by a second outer jacket of the cable. In an illustrated embodiment, each cable unit has 12 fibers, each bundle contains 12 cable units, and six bundles are protectively enclosed by the second outer jacket, so that the cable contains 432 optical fibers each of which is traceable by color and/or indicia markings.
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25 Claims
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1. An optical fiber cable having a central core construvtion wherein strength members that provide tensile strength and rigidity necessary for the cable to carry anticipated loads are embedded in an outer jacket of the cable, comprising:
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a number of optical fiber bundles;
each one of the fiber bundles includes a number of optical fiber cable units, and a skin surrounding the cable units in such manner as to retain the units in a desired configuration over a length of the bundle wherein the skin has a thickness of not more than about 0.008 inch (0.2 mm);
each one of the cable units includes a number of optical fibers, and a first outer jacket that protectively surrounds the fibers of the unit wherein the first outer jacket has a thickness of not more than about 0.008 inch (0.2 mm);
a second outer jacket dimensioned and arranged for protectively enclosing the optical fiber bundles; and
one or more strength members embedded in a wall of the second outer jacket along the length of the cable for providing the cable with the necessary tensile strength and rigidity. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An optical fiber cable having a central core construction wherein strength members that provide tensile strength and rigidity necessary for the cable to carry anticipated loads are embedded in an outer jacket of the cable, comprising:
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a number of optical fiber bundles;
each one of the fiber bundles includes a number of optical fiber cable units, and a skin surrounding the cable units in such manner as to retain the units in a desired configuration over a length of the bundle wherein the skin has a thickness of not more than about 0.008 inch (0.2 mm);
each one of the cable units includes a number of optical fibers, and a first outer jacket that protectively surrounds the fibers of the unit wherein the first outer jacket has a thickness of not more than about 0.008 inch (0.2 mm);
a core tube for containing the optical fiber bundles in a desired configuration over a length of the cable;
a second outer jacket dimensioned and arranged for protectively enclosing the core tube containing the optical fiber bundles; and
one or more strength members embedded in a wall of the second outer jacket along the length of the cable for providing the cable with the necessary tensile strength and rigidity. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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13. (canceled)
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