Optical guides
First Claim
1. An optical cable comprising at least one optical bundle comprising at least one group of fibres of which at least some are optical fibres;
- at least two separate elongate reinforcing members arranged with their axes and the axis of at least one optical bundle lying substantially in a common plane and with the at least one optical bundle located between and spaced from two reinforcing members, each reinforcing member having an overall dimension perpendicular to said common plane that is substantially greater than the corresponding overall dimension of the at least one optical bundle so that the at least one optical bundle lies in the space bounded by two planes one located on each side of the two members and each touching both members; and
an extruded outer protective sheath which surrounds and fills the interstices between the at least one bundle and the reinforcing members.
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Abstract
An optical cable comprises at least one optical bundle and at least two separate elongate reinforcing members. The axes of the or each optical bundle and the reinforcing members lie substantially in a common plane with the or each optical bundle located between and spaced from two reinforcing members. Each reinforcing member has an overall dimension perpendicular to said common plane that is substantially greater than the corresponding overall dimension of the or each optical bundle so that the or each bundle lies in the space bounded by two planes one located on each side of the two members and touching both members. An extruded outer sheath surrounds and fills the interstices between the optical bundle or bundles and the reinforcing members.
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10 Claims
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1. An optical cable comprising at least one optical bundle comprising at least one group of fibres of which at least some are optical fibres;
- at least two separate elongate reinforcing members arranged with their axes and the axis of at least one optical bundle lying substantially in a common plane and with the at least one optical bundle located between and spaced from two reinforcing members, each reinforcing member having an overall dimension perpendicular to said common plane that is substantially greater than the corresponding overall dimension of the at least one optical bundle so that the at least one optical bundle lies in the space bounded by two planes one located on each side of the two members and each touching both members; and
an extruded outer protective sheath which surrounds and fills the interstices between the at least one bundle and the reinforcing members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- at least two separate elongate reinforcing members arranged with their axes and the axis of at least one optical bundle lying substantially in a common plane and with the at least one optical bundle located between and spaced from two reinforcing members, each reinforcing member having an overall dimension perpendicular to said common plane that is substantially greater than the corresponding overall dimension of the at least one optical bundle so that the at least one optical bundle lies in the space bounded by two planes one located on each side of the two members and each touching both members; and
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