OPTICAL FIBRE INSTALLATION APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A blowing head for installing an optical fibre unit into a tube, including driving means for driving the optical fibre unit into the tube, the driving means having a plurality of driving surfaces, wherein one or more of the plurality of the driving surfaces are resiliently biased with a predetermined force toward the other driving surface or surfaces, and wherein in use the optical fibre unit moves between the plurality of driving surfaces.
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Abstract
A blowing head for installing an optical fibre unit into a tube, including driving means for driving the optical fibre unit into the tube, the driving means having a plurality of driving surfaces, wherein one or more attic plurality of the driving surfaces are resiliently biased with a predetermined force toward the other driving surface or surfaces, and wherein in use the optical fibre unit moves between the plurality of driving surfaces.
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12 Claims
- 1. A blowing head for installing an optical fibre unit into a tube, including driving means for driving the optical fibre unit into the tube, the driving means having a plurality of driving surfaces, wherein one or more of the plurality of the driving surfaces are resiliently biased with a predetermined force toward the other driving surface or surfaces, and wherein in use the optical fibre unit moves between the plurality of driving surfaces.
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10. An installation including a blowing head for installing an optical fibre unit into a tube, including driving means for driving the optical fibre unit into the tube via the blowing head, the driving means having a plurality of driving surfaces, wherein one or more of the plurality of the driving surfaces are resiliently biased with a predetermined force toward the other driving surface or surfaces, and wherein in use the optical fibre, unit moves between the plurality of driving surfaces.
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11. A method of installing an optical fibre unit into a tube, including the steps of
inserting the optical fibre unit into the blowing head, driving the optical fibre unit through the blowing head between a plurality of driving surfaces, wherein one or more of the plurality of the driving surfaces are arranged to resiliently bias with a predetermined force toward the other driving surface or surfaces, and driving the optical fibre unit out of the blowing head and into a tube connected to the blowing head using the driving means.
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12. An optical fibre unit installed into a tube whenever obtained by carrying out a method including the steps of
inserting the optical fibre unit into the blowing head, driving the optical fibre unit through the blowing head between a plurality of driving surfaces, wherein one or more of the plurality of the driving surfaces are arranged to resiliently bias with a predetermined force toward the other driving surface or surfaces, and driving the optical fibre unit out of the blowing head and into a tube connected to the blowing head using the driving means.
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