Adhesive-backed communications media cabling and system

• US 9,225,154 B2
• Filed: 02/29/2012
• Issued: 12/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation (Corning Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Inventors: Borer, Victor J., Allen, William G., Shoemaker, Curtis L., Staley, Charles F., Gundel, Douglas B., Vana, James G.
• Primary Examiner(s): THOMPSON, TIMOTHY J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pizzuto, Charles
• Application Number:
  US14/003,489
• Publication Number:
  US 20130341085A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,399 Days
• Field of Search: 174/70.C
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4459 Ducts; Conduits; Hollow tubes for air blown fibres
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/46 Processes or apparatus adapted for installing or repairing optical fibres or optical cables installation of cables containing electric conductors and optical fibres H02G
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/475 Mechanical aspects of installing cables in ducts or the like for buildings
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 11/002 Pair constructions
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/04 Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/081 Bases, casings or covers
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/266 Mounting by adhesive material
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/305 Mounting by adhesive material

Abstract

An adhesive-backed communications media cable includes a duct having a conduit portion with a lengthwise bore formed therein. The conduit portion includes an Ethernet over twisted pair communication line. The duct also includes a flange extending lengthwise with the conduit portion. An adhesive layer is disposed on a surface of the flange such that the duct is mountable to a mounting surface via the adhesive layer. A system for distributing multiple communications media lines in a living unit includes a multimedia receptacle mountable on a wall or mounting surface and an adhesive-backed communications media duct.

Claims

1. A system for distributing multiple communications media lines in a living unit, comprising:

a multimedia receptacle mountable on a wall or mounting surface, the multimedia receptacle including a base and a cover, the base being configured to receive multiple communications media lines, wherein the communication media lines include a combination of different media, the different media including at least one of an optical fiber, an electrical wire, shielded wiring, a hybrid combination of an electrical wire and an optical fiber, plastic optical fiber, an Ethernet over twisted pair communication line, and coaxial wiring; and

an adhesive-backed communications media duct having a conduit portion with a lengthwise bore formed therein, the conduit portion including a communications media line, wherein the duct includes a flange extending lengthwise with the conduit portion and an adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the flange such that the duct is mountable to a mounting surface via the adhesive layer.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a point-of-entry unit disposed within the living unit at a location corresponding to an access position of horizontal cabling; and

an adhesive-backed duct having one or more communication drop lines disposed therein, mountable to a wall within the living unit to connect the point-of-entry unit to the multimedia receptacle.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising an optical network terminal (ONT) coupled to the multimedia receptacle.

4. The system of claim 3, further comprising a first jumper and a second jumper connecting the multimedia receptacle to the ONT, wherein the first jumper comprises a fiber jumper and the second jumper comprises an electrical wire jumper.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the at least one adhesive-backed communications media cable communicates peripheral equipment, the peripheral equipment comprising at least one of a personal computer, a television, a set top box, a Wi-Fi router or modem, a femtocell, a wireless antenna, a security system, a video surveillance system, a gaming system, and an appliance.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the multimedia receptacle comprises a plurality of ports disposed in a rear portion of the multimedia receptacle.

7. An adhesive-backed communications media cable, comprising:

a duct having a conduit portion with a lengthwise bore formed therein, the conduit portion including shielded wiring, where the shielded wiring has a conductor set of one or more substantially parallel conductors with two generally parallel shielding films disposed around the conductor set and bonded together;

a flange extending lengthwise with the conduit portion; and

an adhesive layer is disposed on a surface of the flange such that the duct is mountable to a mounting surface via the adhesive layer.