# US 5,347,607 A · Optical cable having prestripped terminal elements

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- Number: US 5,347,607 A
- Document ID: US5347607A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/941,292
- Filed: 1992-09-04
- Granted: 1994-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 1992-09-04
- Assignees: Siecor Corporation
- Inventors: J. David Abernethy
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5347607A

## CPC

- G02B 6/4415: {Cables for special applications (G02B6/4429, G02B6/4439, G02B6/4479 take precedence)}
- G02B 6/4431: {with provision in the protective covering, e.g. weak line, for gaining access to one or more fibres, e.g. for branching or tapping (break-out terminations G02B6/4471)}
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS

## Abstract

Disclosed is a light waveguide having one end over which the fiber coating is removed, the prestripped light waveguide contained in an optical transmission cable.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An optical transmission cable having at least one light waveguide with a prestripped coating, comprising:
(a) a light waveguide which has a coating thereon throughout its length except for an uncoated terminal free end having no attachments thereto;
(b) an outer jacket covering both the coated and uncoated portions of said light waveguide; and,
(c) a cap covering the cable and at which the uncoated light waveguide is located.

### Claim 2

A method for making a prestripped optical cable, comprising stripping the coating from one end of a light waveguide, and thereafter extruding a plastic jacket over both the stripped and unstripped ends of the light waveguide.

### Claim 3

An optical transmission cable having at least one light waveguide with a prestripped coating, comprising:
(a) a light waveguide which as a coating thereon throughout its length except for an uncoated terminal free end having no attachments thereto; and
(b) an outer jacket surrounding both the coated and uncoated portions of said light waveguide.