Communication cable having enhanced crush resistance
First Claim
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1. A fiber optic cable comprising:
- an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers;
a resin; and
high aspect ratio clay fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable.
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Abstract
A communications cable is disclosed herein that includes an outer jacket, and either a core tube or at least one buffer tube. The core tube or at least one buffer tube includes a resin and high aspect ratio fillers that occupy a predetermined volume of the core tube or buffer tubes so as to impart crush resistance to the cable. Further, the core tube or buffer tube may include two layers, an outer layer and an inner layer, in which the outer layer includes both a resin and high aspect ratio fillers, and the inner layer includes the resin without the high aspect ratio fillers.
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29 Claims
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1. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers;
a resin; and
high aspect ratio clay fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable. - View Dependent Claims (13, 28)
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2. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers, a resin, and high aspect ratio fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable, wherein the fillers are smectite clay. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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4. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers, a resin, and high aspect ratio fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable, wherein the fillers comprise a surface that is organophilic. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers, a resin, and high aspect ratio fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable, wherein the aspect ratio of the fillers is at least 10.
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8. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers, a resin, and high aspect ratio fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable, wherein the aspect ratio of the fillers ranges from approximately 100 to approximately 1500.
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9. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers, a resin, and high aspect ratio fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable, wherein the thickness of fillers is at least 5×
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10 meter.
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10. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers, a resin, and high aspect ratio fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable, wherein the average diameter of the fillers is at least 5×
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9 meter.- View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers, a resin, and high aspect ratio fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable, wherein the fillers in the core occupy a volume between approximately 0.01% to approximately 18%.
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14. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers, a resin, wherein the resin is selected from the group consisting of;
impact-modified polypropylene, polyethylenes, polycarbonate, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymers, polyvinyl chloride and thermoplastic elastomers, andhigh aspect ratio fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable.
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15. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers, an inner layer including a resin, an outer layer including a resin and fillers, and high aspect ratio fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable.
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16. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
at least one buffer tube, wherein the buffer tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers;
a resin; and
high aspect ratio clay fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the buffer tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable.
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17. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers, a resin, and high aspect ratio fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable, wherein the fillers are smectite clay. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers, a resin, and high aspect ratio fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable, wherein the fillers comprise a surface that is organophilic. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers, a resin, and high aspect ratio fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable, wherein the aspect ratio of the fillers is at least 10.
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23. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers, a resin, and high aspect ratio fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable, wherein the aspect ratio of the fillers ranges from approximately 100 to approximately 1500.
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24. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers, a resin, and high aspect ratio fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable, wherein the thickness of fillers is at least 5×
10−
10 meter.
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25. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers, a resin, and high aspect ratio fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable, wherein the average diameter of the fillers is at least 5×
10−
9 meter.- View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers, a resin, and high aspect ratio fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable, wherein the fillers in the core occupy a volume between approximately 1.5% to approximately 25%.
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29. A fiber optic cable comprising:
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an outer jacket for the cable; and
a core tube, wherein the core tube comprises a plurality of optical fibers, a resin, wherein the resin is selected from the group consisting of;
impact-modified polypropylene, polyethylenes, polycarbonate, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymers, polyvinyl chloride and thermoplastic elastomers, andhigh aspect ratio fillers occupying a predetermined volume of the core tube so as to impart crush resistance to the cable.
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