US4915490A
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Optical fibre cable with crush-resistant tube
Assignee: Alcatel Submarine Systems BV
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Filing: 1989-06-08
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Granted: 1990-04-10
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Expires: 2009-06-08
Abstract
Abstract A crush-resistant tube for a plastics packaged optical fibre (1, 2) is formed by helically stranding together five or more non-circular cross-section wires (3) which are created from circular cross-section wires during the stranding operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Melvin M. Ramsay
- 👤 Philip W. Black
- 👤 Idwal D. L. Jones
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 07:53
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/44; G02B6/4401; G02B6/4429; G02B6/443; D; D07; D07B; D07B1/00; D07B1/14; D07B1/147; G02B6/4402; G02B6/4479; G02B6/4486; D07B2201/00; D07B2201/20; D07B2201/2001; D07B2201/2002; D07B2201/2095; D07B2201/2096
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A method of manufacturing an optical fibre cable or cable element consisting of or including an optical fibre encased in a crush-resistant tube constituted by a set of at least five helically stranded non-circular cross-section wires, in which method the non-circular cross-section wires are created from circular cross-section wires as the wires are stranded to form the tube, wherein the set of non-circular cross-section wires are worked from the set of circular cross-section wires solely by contact between the members of the set and a co-operating die.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
87 words
A method of manufacturing an optical fibre cable or cable element consisting of or including an optical fibre encased in a crush-resistant tube constituted by a set of at least five helically stranded non-circular cross-section wires, in which method the non-circular cross-section wires are created from circular cross-section wires as the wires are stranded to form the tube, wherein the set of non-circular cross-section wires are worked from the set of circular cross-section wires solely by contact between the members of the set and a co-operating die.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the working of non-circular cross-section wires from circular cross-section wires is facilitated by the use of wires, each of which as a core provided with a surface coating of a material that is more ductile than the material of the core.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as claim in claim 2, wherein the wires are copper-clad steel wires.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wires are copper wires.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the number of wires constituting the set is six.
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