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EP0107433A2
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Manufacture of telecommunication cable
Assignee: Nortel Networks Ltd
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Filing: 1983-10-11
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-10-11
Abstract
Abstract @ Telecommunications cable and method for its manufacture, the cable having two covering layers (28, 30) surrounding a core, each layer being a sheating or jacketing layer, and in which a water blocking layer (34) lies between the tow covering layers. The water blocking layer comprises a wrapping (36) of flexible and compressible powder pegnable material which is impregnated throughout its thickness with a powder (38) which contacts the outer surface of the inner layer and the inner surface of the outer layer. The powder is non-swellable and forms a viscous water blocking solution when in contact with water.
Inventors
- 👤 Glen Mckay
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 07:40
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B7/00; H01B7/17; H01B7/28; H01B7/282; H01B7/285; H01B7/288; G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/44; G02B6/4401; G02B6/4429; G02B6/44384; G02B6/4479; G02B6/449; G02B6/4491; H01B13/00; H01B13/32; H01B13/321
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of making a telecommunications cable having at least two covering layers surrounding a core in which the layers comprise an inner layer and an outer layer with each layer being a sheathing or jacketing layer wherein, after location of the inner layer around the core, the method is characterized in comprising:- providing a water blocking layer completely around the inner layer, the water blocking layer comprising a wrapping of a flexible and compressible, powder pregnable material which is impregnated throughout its thickness with a powder which contacts the outer surface of the inner layer, is non-swellable, and forms a viscous water blocking solution when in contact with water; and enclosing the water blocking layer in the outer layer with the powder contacting the inner surface of the outer layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of making a telecommunications cable having at least two covering layers surrounding a core in which the layers comprise an inner layer and an outer layer with each layer being a sheathing or jacketing layer wherein, after location of the inner layer around the core, the method is characterized in comprising:- providing a water blocking layer completely around the inner layer, the water blocking layer comprising a wrapping of a flexible and compressible, powder pregnable material which is impregnated throughout its thickness with a powder which contacts the outer surface of the inner layer, is non-swellable, and forms a viscous water blocking solution when in contact with water; and enclosing the water blocking layer in the outer layer with the powder contacting the inner surface of the outer layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 1 characterized in comprising impregnating the powder pregnable material with the powder after wrapping the material around the inner layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
67 words
A method according to claim 2 characterized in comprising impregnating the material with the powder by passing the cable core having the wrapping of material through a fluidized bed of the powder with the core lqcated beneath a defined upper surface of the bed, the powder flowing in fluid-type manner through the interstices of the material so as to impregnate it and without use of electrostatic attraction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 3 characterized in comprising applying powder to the outer surface of the inner layer before wrapping the powder pregnable material around the inner layer.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
65 words
A method according to either of claims 1 and 2 characterized in that one of the inner and outer layers is of corrugated form which forms narrow and wide space regions between the inner and outer layers, and during application of the outer layer, the powder impregnated material is compressed and deformed to distribute the powder substantially uniformly throughout the narrow and wide space regions.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
31 words
A method according to either of claims 1 and 2 characterized in impregnating the powder pregnable material with the powder in the form of a mixture of hydrophilic and hydrophobic powders.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
104 words
A telecommunications cable having a core surrounded by at least two covering layers comprising an inner layer and an outer layer with each layer being a sheathing or jacketing layer, characterized in that between the two layers (28, 30) there is disposed a water blocking layer (34) comprising a wrapping of a powder pregnable material (36) which is impregnated throughout its thickness with a powder (38) which extends through interstices of the material to contact surfaces of the inner and outer layers which confront the water blocking layer, the powder when in contact with water being non-swellable and forming a viscous water blocking solution.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
104 words
A telecommunications cable having a core surrounded by at least two covering layers comprising an inner layer and an outer layer with each layer being a sheathing or jacketing layer, characterized in that between the two layers (28, 30) there is disposed a water blocking layer (34) comprising a wrapping of a powder pregnable material (36) which is impregnated throughout its thickness with a powder (38) which extends through interstices of the material to contact surfaces of the inner and outer layers which confront the water blocking layer, the powder when in contact with water being non-swellable and forming a viscous water blocking solution.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
A cable according to claim 7 characterized in that one of the inner and outer layers (30) is corrugated to form narrow and wide space regions between the two layers and the powder is distributed substantially uniformly through the narrow and wide space regions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A cable according to claim 7 characterized in that the powder comprises a mixture of hydrophilic and hydrophobic powders.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
A cable according to claim 9 characterized in that the hydrophilic powder is from 5% to 30% by weight of the total weight of the mixture and the hydrophobic powder is correspondingly from 95% to 70% by weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A cable according to claim 10 characterized in that the hydrophilic powder is a high molecular weight resin.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A cable according to claim 11 characterized in that the hydrophobic powder is calcium carbonate surface treated with a hydrophobic material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
60 words
Apparatus for use in the manufacture of a telecommunications cable characterized in that it comprises in sequence along a feedpath for a cable core having an inner sheathing or jacketing layer around the core:- means for applying a water blocking layer around the inner layer; and means for enclosing the water blocking layer with an outer sheathing or jacketing layer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
60 words
Apparatus for use in the manufacture of a telecommunications cable characterized in that it comprises in sequence along a feedpath for a cable core having an inner sheathing or jacketing layer around the core:- means for applying a water blocking layer around the inner layer; and means for enclosing the water blocking layer with an outer sheathing or jacketing layer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
41 words
Apparatus according to claim 13 characterized in that the means for applying the water blocking layer comprises means for wrapping a flexible and compressible, powder pregnable material around the inner layer and a means to impregnate the material with the powder.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus according to claim 14 characterized in that the means to impregnate the material comprises a fluidizable bed of the material.
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