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US 5,182,785 AGranted
High-flex optical fiber coil cable
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorsEmile G. Savegh, John E. Martinez, Alfredo Cedrone
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Abstract
A flexible coiled optical fiber cable having an expanded PTFE buffer layer and a high Durometer D hardness heat-settable jacket to provide a cable useful in high-flex environments.
Claims9
A coiled flexible optical fiber cable comprising:
- (a) a clad optical fiber coated with a protective polymer coating;
- (b) wrapped around said coated clad fiber at least two layers of porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene tape;
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- (c) around said expanded polytetrafluoroethylene tape layers a heat-set high Durometer D hardness jacket.
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