CABLE WITH AN EXOSKELETON

• US 20150277074A1
• Filed: 03/14/2014
• Published: 10/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC (Fujikura Limited)
• Original Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC (Fujikura Limited)
• Inventors: VILLIGER, Brett, CIGNARALE, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US14/212,698
• Publication Number:
  US 20150277074A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/443 Protective covering
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4431 with provision in the protective covering, e.g. weak line, for gaining access to one or more fibres, e.g. for branching or tapping break-out terminations G02B6/4471
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4438 for facilitating insertion by fluid drag in ducts or capillaries
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/44384 the means comprising water blocking or hydrophobic materials G02B6/4439, G02B6/4479 take precedence

Abstract

A cable with a first jacket made from a plastic material and a second jacket made from a plastic material with a tensile strength greater than or equal to approximately 2,600 psi and tensile modulus greater than or equal to approximately 180,000 psi, which creates an exoskeleton for the cable.

Claims

1. A cable, comprising:

a first jacket made from a plastic material; and

a second jacket made from a plastic material with a tensile strength greater than or equal to approximately 2,600 psi and tensile modulus greater than or equal to approximately 180,000 psi, which creates an exoskeleton for the cable.

2. The cable of claim 1, wherein the first jacket is made of a material including of at least one of polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyethylene, low smoke zero halogen, polybutylene terephthalate, thermoplastic polyester elastomer and polypropylene.

3. The cable of claim 1, wherein the second jacket is made of a material including of at least one of polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyethylene, low smoke zero halogen, polybutylene terephthalate, thermoplastic polyester elastomers, polypropylene.

4. The cable of claim 2, wherein the second jacket is made of a material including of at least one of polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyethylene, low smoke zero halogen, polybutylene terephthalate, thermoplastic polyester elastomers, polypropylene.

5. The cable of claim 1, wherein the secondary jacket has a shape that is at least one of a circular shape, a star shape, a gear shape, and a multi-arch shape.

6. The cable of claim 2, wherein the secondary jacket has a shape that is at least one of a circular shape, a star shape, a gear shape, and a multi-arch shape.

7. The cable of claim 3, wherein the secondary jacket has a shape that is at least one of a circular shape, a star shape, a gear shape, and a multi-arch shape.

8. The cable of claim 1, further comprising strength elements.

9. The cable of claim 1, further comprising water swellable elements.

10. The cable of claim 1, further comprising an optical fiber.

11. The cable of claim 1, wherein the secondary jacket does not adhere to the first jacket and is removable.

12. The cable of claim 4, further comprising strength elements.

13. The cable of claim 4, further comprising water swellable elements.

14. The cable of claim 4, further comprising an optical fiber.

15. The cable of claim 4, wherein the secondary jacket does not adhere to the first jacket and is removable.

16. The cable of claim 7, further comprising strength elements.

17. The cable of claim 7, further comprising water swellable elements.

18. The cable of claim 7, further comprising an optical fiber.

19. The cable of claim 7, wherein the secondary jacket does not adhere to the first jacket and is removable.