Fiber optic cable with attachment section and methods of installation thereof
AssigneeCorning Optical Communications LLC
InventorPaul Martin Tyma
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Abstract
A fiber optical cable has a communication section and an attachment section. The attachment section is meant to be installed below the communication section, so that when the cable is mounted to a surface, the communication section drops vertically with respect to the attachment section, thereby obscuring part of the attachment section from view. The attachment section may also be moved manually over the attachment section so as to overlap the attachment section. Ties or other means may be used to retain the communication section in the overlapped position.
Claims24
A method of installing a fiber optic cable on a surface, comprising:
- providing a cable comprising a communication section and an attachment section connected to the communication section, the communication section having at least one optical fiber;
- placing the cable adjacent the surface;
- securing the attachment section to the surface with at least one attachment member;
- manually pulling the communication section so that the communication section rotates with respect to the attachment section and so that the communication section at least partially overlaps a facing surface of the attachment section;
- and
- securing the cable in the installed position with at least one tie.
A method of installing a fiber optic cable on a surface, comprising:
- providing a cable comprising a communication section and an attachment section connected to the communication section, the communication section having at least one optical fiber;
- placing the cable adjacent the surface;
- securing the attachment section to the surface with at least one attachment member;
- moving the communication section with respect to the attachment section so that the communication section at least partially overlaps a facing surface of the attachment section;
- and
- securing the cable in the installed position with at least one tie.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.