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Waterproof optical fiber cable
Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1987-04-09
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Granted: 1988-06-21
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Expires: 2007-04-09
Abstract
Abstract In a waterproof optical fiber cable for use in a communication system, one or more optical fibers are loosely put in grooves formed along a spacer and a plurality of filled portions are formed in each of said grooves by being filled with dampproof material with a predetermined interval so as to provide a plurality of filled portions and unfilled portions alternately, whereby undesired local bending of the optical fibers can be prevented. Also a method of making the waterproof optical fiber cable having such filled portions and unfilled portions is disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasunori Saito
- 👤 Osamu Ichikawa
- 👤 Toshio Oshima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 18:22
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/44; G02B6/4401; G02B6/4415; G02B6/4427; G02B6/4429; G02B6/44384; G02B6/4479; G02B6/4489; G02B6/449; G02B6/4491
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A waterproof optical fiber cable for use in a communication system comprising: an elongated spacer formed with at least one groove extending therealong, an optical fiber disposed in said groove in a slack state, dampproof material filled into a plurality of portions of said groove to define filled portions spaced from one another by a predetermined interval with respect to the longitudinal direction of the spacer to provide filled portions alternating with portions which are substantially free of any kind of filler so that after tension stresses are relieved from said cable, said substantially filler free portions of said groove allow said fiber to return to approximately said original slack state, and means for covering at least the outer surface of the filled portions without forming any gap between the outer surface of the filled portions and the covering means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A waterproof optical fiber cable for use in a communication system comprising: an elongated spacer formed with at least one groove extending therealong, an optical fiber disposed in said groove in a slack state, dampproof material filled into a plurality of portions of said groove to define filled portions spaced from one another by a predetermined interval with respect to the longitudinal direction of the spacer to provide filled portions alternating with portions which are substantially free of any kind of filler so that after tension stresses are relieved from said cable, said substantially filler free portions of said groove allow said fiber to return to approximately said original slack state, and means for covering at least the outer surface of the filled portions without forming any gap between the outer surface of the filled portions and the covering means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The waterproof optical fiber cable according to claim 1, wherein said spacer is reinforced by a reinforcing strip extending in the center portion of the spacer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The waterproof optical fiber cable according to claim 1, wherein said spacer is formed with a plurality of grooves extending along the spacer in a helical shape.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The waterproof optical fiber cable according to claim 1, wherein said covering means comprises a tape wound around an outer surface of the spacer and running through said filled portions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The waterproof optical fiber cable according to claim 1, wherein said dampproof material is in the form of jelly.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The waterproof optical fiber cable according to claim 1, wherein said dampproof material is in the form of jelly and the covering means is formed over the entire length of the spacer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The waterproof optical fiber cable according to claim 6, wherein said covering means has two side faces, and both side faces are sunk with the jelly material.
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