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US 5,970,196 AGranted
Fiber optic protective member with removable section to facilitate separation thereof
AssigneeSiecor Corporation
InventorsJohannes Ian Greveling, Matthew S. Robinson
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Abstract
An optical fiber carrier (10) having at least one protective member comprising a buffer tube (20). Buffer tube (20) has a removable section (30) removal of which permits separation of the buffer tube for access to optical fibers (42) in the tube. Buffer tube (20) may include an optical fiber ribbon (41) with a removable section (50) for facilitating separation of a protective member (48).
Claims40
An optical fiber carrier, comprising:
- an optical fiber protective member, said protective member protects at least one optical fiber, said protective member having a trough section;
- a removable section received in said trough section and forming an interface area between said removable section and said trough section;
- said interface area comprising adhesion between said trough and removable sections whereby at least a portion of said removable section can be removed, out of said trough section, to facilitate separation of said protective member.
An optical fiber carrier, comprising:
- (a) a first optical fiber protective member, said first optical fiber protective member protecting at least one optical fiber;
- (b) said first optical fiber protective member having a first separation area;
- (c) said first separation area comprises a frangible section;
- (d) said first optical fiber protective member further includes a first removable section, said first removable section being removably attached to said first separation area;
- (e) whereby, removal of said first removable section exposes said first frangible section.
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An optical fiber carrier, comprising:
- (a) an optical fiber protective member, said optical fiber protective member protecting at least one optical fiber, said optical fiber protective member having a separation area;
- (b) said optical fiber protective member further includes a removable section removably attached to said separation area, said removable section includes a raised gripping surface;
- (c) whereby, gripping of said raised gripping surface enhances removal of said removable section for access to said at least one optical fiber.
An optical fiber carrier, comprising:
- an optical fiber protective member, the optical fiber protective member protecting at least one optical fiber and including a removable section whereby removal of the removable section exposes a frangible section for separation of the protective member.
A buffer tube with at least one optical fiber therein, said buffer tube comprising:
- a trough section formed in a wall of said buffer tube;
- a removable section, said removable section disposed in said trough section, said removable section and said trough section cooperating to define a robust wall of said buffer tube;
- an interface area in said wall at the interface of said trough and removable sections, said interface area providing surface contact and adhesion between respective surfaces of said trough and removable sections whereby said removable section is removable attached to said buffer tube, and removal of said removable section weakens said buffer tube.
An optical fiber ribbon with optical fibers therein, said optical fiber ribbon comprising:
- a protective member comprising a common matrix coating;
- a trough section formed in a surface of said common matrix coating;
- a removable section disposed in said trough section;
- an interface area defined between said trough and removable sections, said interface area providing adhesion between said trough and removable sections, whereby said removable section is removable for separating said optical fiber ribbon into optical fiber groups.
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A fiber optic cable comprising:
- (a) a buffer tube with at least one optical fiber ribbon therein, said buffer tube including a trough section formed in a wall of said buffer tube;
- a removable section, said removable section disposed in said trough section, said removable section and said trough section cooperating to define a strengthened wall of said buffer tube;
- an interface area in said strengthened wall at the interface of said trough and removable sections, said interface area providing adhesion between said trough and removable sections whereby said removable section is removable from said buffer tube, thereby weakening said buffer tube in the area where the removable section was, and permitting access to said at least one optical fiber ribbon;
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- (b) said at least one optical fiber ribbon having a protective member comprising a common matrix coating;
- a matrix trough section formed in a surface of said common matrix coating;
- a matrix removable section disposed in said matrix trough section;
- a matrix interface area defined between said matrix trough and matrix removable sections, said interface area providing adhesion between said matrix trough and matrix removable sections, whereby said matrix removable section is removable for separating said optical fiber ribbon into optical fiber groups.
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