Fiber optic installation method
First Claim
1. A flexible pipe pig comprising:
- a grouping of a plurality of individual piglets; and
at least one flexible member interconnecting adjacent piglets.
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Abstract
A flexible pipe pig includes a grouping of a plurality of individual piglets and at least one flexible member interconnecting piglets. An optic fiber for installation in an extended conduit. The fiber includes a length of optic fiber and at least one flexible pipe pig attached thereto. A method for preparing an optic fiber for installation through a conduit. The method includes attaching a flexible pipe pig, having a grouping of a plurality of piglets, to the optic fiber. A pipe pig including a body having a non-deflected outside dimension in a single cross-section of the body, which represents a largest transaxial cross-section of the body, the cross-section of the body being smaller than an inside dimension of a conduit through which the pipe pig is intended to be run.
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28 Claims
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1. A flexible pipe pig comprising:
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a grouping of a plurality of individual piglets; and at least one flexible member interconnecting adjacent piglets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An optic fiber for installation in an extended conduit, the fiber comprising:
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a length of optic fiber; and at least one flexible pipe pig comprising a grouping of a plurality of piglets attached to the optic fiber. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for preparing an optic fiber for installation through a conduit comprising:
attaching a flexible pipe pig, having a plurality of piglets, to the optic fiber. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method for installing optic fiber through an extended length conduit comprising:
introducing a fluid into a conduit, said fluid causing movement of said optic fiber through said conduit by causing a lower pressure environment ahead of a flexible pipe pig, having a grouping of a plurality of piglets, of the flexible pipe pig through the conduit. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A pipe pig comprising:
a body having a non-deflected outside dimension in a single cross-section of the body, which represents a largest transaxial cross-section of the body, the cross-section of the body being smaller than an inside dimension of a conduit through which the pipe pig is intended to be run. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 28)
- 26. A pipe pig system for cable running in a conduit comprising one or more pipe pigs, each having a body with a non-deflected outside dimension in a single cross-section of the body, which represents a largest transaxial cross-section of the body, the cross-section of the body being smaller than an inside dimension of a conduit through which the pipe pig is intended to be run, wherein the one or more pipe pigs are attached to the cable.
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