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US 2003/0113080 A1Published application
Fiber optic cable
AssigneeSCI Systems, Inc.
InventorsWilliam J. Oxford, John M. Cobb, David R. Porter
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Abstract
The cable has a fiber optic core, metal wires wound around the core, and a laminate of copper tape adhered to plastic tape wound around the wires under tension.
Claims17
A fiber-optic cable core with metal wires wound about the fiber-optic cable core and a tape wound around the wires under tension, said tape comprising a laminate of a metal tape and a plastic base tape.
An underwater fiber-optic cable, said cable comprising:
- a fiber-optic core;
- a layer of strength elements wound around said core;
- a metallic tape wound around said layer of strength elements under tension;
- and
- an extruded plastic sheath covering said metallic tape.
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A method of making an underwater fiber-optic cable, said method comprising:
- (a) providing a fiber-optic core;
- (b) winding armor wires around said core to form a layer of contiguous wires surrounding said core;
- (c) wrapping a metallic tape around said layer of wires under tension;
- and
- (d) extruding a plastic sheath around said tape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.