Polyamide/polyolefinfiber optic buffer tube material
First Claim
1. A fiber optic buffer tube composed of a polyamide/polyolefin blend, wherein the polyamide comprises approximately 50-90% of the blend and the polyolefin comprises approximately 10-50% of the blend, and wherein the polyamide/polyolefin is a blend of nylon-6 and polyethylene.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a fiber optic buffer tube made of a polyamide/polyolefin blend, where the polyamide/polyolefin blend comprises a blend of Nylon-6 and polyethylene. The present invention can also be viewed as a fiber optic cable. The fiber optic cable is constructed of at least one buffer tube and at least one transmission medium positioned within the buffer tube. The buffer tube is made of a polyamide/polyolefin blend, wherein the polyamide/polyolefin blend comprises a blend of a Nylon-6 and polyethylene. The Nylon-6 and polyethylene blend is about 50-90% Nylon-6 and about 10-50% polyethylene.
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- 1. A fiber optic buffer tube composed of a polyamide/polyolefin blend, wherein the polyamide comprises approximately 50-90% of the blend and the polyolefin comprises approximately 10-50% of the blend, and wherein the polyamide/polyolefin is a blend of nylon-6 and polyethylene.
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6. A fiber optic buffer tube comprising a blend of nylon-6 and polyethylene, wherein the nylon-6 and polyethylene blend is about 60-80% nylon-6 and about 20-40% polyethylene.
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7. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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at least one buffer tube comprised of a polyamide/polyolefin blend, wherein the polyamide/polyolefin blend comprises a blend of nylon-6 and polyethylene, wherein the nylon-6 and polyethylene blend is about 50-90% nylon-6 and about 10-50% polyethylene; and
at least one transmission medium positioned within the buffer tube. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A fiber optic cable comprising:
at least one buffer tube comprised of a blend of nylon-6 and polyethylene, wherein the nylon-6 and polyethylene blend is about 60-80% nylon-6 and about 20-40% polyethylene.
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