Asymmetric structure fiber optic cable
First Claim
1. A fiber optic cable including a sheath, a housing provided in said sheath and in which said optical fibers are disposed and a single reinforcing member embedded in said sheath, said sheath, said housing and said reinforcing member having transverse axes situated on a common axis, wherein at least one of the component parts of said cable defined by said sheath, said housing and said reinforcing member has an oblong cross-section the greatest dimension of which is situated on said common axis, thereby constituting a neutral axis of preferential bending of said cable.
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Abstract
A fiber optic cable comprises, in a sheath, a tube in which the optical fibers are disposed and a single reinforcing member. These components are arranged so that the neutral axis of the tube and that of the cable coincide.
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- 1. A fiber optic cable including a sheath, a housing provided in said sheath and in which said optical fibers are disposed and a single reinforcing member embedded in said sheath, said sheath, said housing and said reinforcing member having transverse axes situated on a common axis, wherein at least one of the component parts of said cable defined by said sheath, said housing and said reinforcing member has an oblong cross-section the greatest dimension of which is situated on said common axis, thereby constituting a neutral axis of preferential bending of said cable.
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Current AssigneeSegem Communication
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Original AssigneeAlcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
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InventorsBonicel, Jean-Pierre
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Primary Examiner(s)Ullah, Akm E.
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Application NumberUS08/993,692Time in Patent Office691 DaysField of Search385/100-105, 385/147US Class Current385/100CPC Class CodesG02B 6/4402 with one single optical wav...G02B 6/4403 with ribbon structure G02B6...G02B 6/441 built up from sub-bundles G...G02B 6/4429 Means specially adapted for...G02B 6/4434 Central member to take up t...
