Fiber carrying structure installation methods
OwnerDavid Montalion Dupuis, Jonathan Victor Haggar +2inventors
InventorsDavid Montalion Dupuis, Jonathan Victor Haggar, Cary Alan Kipke, Donald Kent Larson
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Abstract
Several methods of deploying an optical fiber carrying structure along a road are provided. In one method a recess and channel are created within a road. The optical fiber carrying structure is deployed in the channel and a cover encloses the optical fiber carrying structure within the channel. In another method the optical fiber carrying structure is anchored to the road and/or curb. In another method the optical fiber carrying structure is coupled to a brace that is affixed to the road. The brace facilitates quickly installing lateral transitions from the primary channel in the road to installation environments off the road.
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A method of deploying an optical fiber carrying structure comprising:
- creating a recess in a road, the first recess defining a first depth below an outer surface of the road, the recess defining a base surface and a first width;
- creating a first channel in the road, the first channel defining a second depth below the outer surface of the road and a second width, wherein the first channel extends downward from the base surface of the recess such that the second depth is greater than the first depth and the second width is less than the first width;
- placing an optical fiber carrying structure downward through the recess and into the first channel;
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- affixing a cover within the recess above the optical fiber carrying structure while the optical fiber carrying structure is in the first channel, thereby enclosing the optical fiber carrying structure within the first channel.
A method of deploying an optical fiber carrying structure comprising:
- creating a first channel in a road;
- creating a second channel in the road, wherein the second channel extends between the first channel and a side of the road;
- coupling an optical fiber carrying structure to a brace, wherein the optical fiber carrying structure extends along a longitudinal axis, and wherein a first portion of the optical fiber carrying structure extends from the brace at a first direction along the first channel and a second portion of the optical fiber carrying structure extends from the brace at a second direction along the second channel, and wherein an angle between the first direction and the second direction is between 70 degrees and 110 degrees.
A method of deploying an optical fiber carrying structure comprising:
- identifying a first channel in a material selected from the group consisting of a curb, a roadbed, a sidewalk, a gutter, and a wall;
- placing an optical fiber carrying structure within the first channel;
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- sinking an anchor into the first channel, wherein the anchor restrains the optical fiber carrying structure within the first channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.