Optical fiber cable
AssigneeNexans
InventorsJeff Rosenquist, David Keller
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Abstract
An optical fiber cable maintains an outer jacket, at least one optical fiber tube within the jacket and for each optical fiber tube, four optical fibers, arranged in a substantially squared arrangement. The optical fibers are linearly arranged along the length of the cable. The optical fibers are loosely arranged within the fiber tube in such a manner as to allow shifting of the straight optical fibers to conform to a bending of the cable, while being simultaneously constrained such that the straight arranged fibers do not become crossed-over or overlapped during bending.
Claims20
An optical fiber cable, said cable comprising:
- an outer jacket;
- at least one optical fiber tube within said jacket;
- and
- for each optical fiber tube, four optical fibers, arranged, independently from one another, in a substantially squared arrangement, said optical fibers being longitudinally linearly arranged along the length of said cable, and said optical fibers being loosely arranged within said fiber tube to allow shifting of said straight optical fibers to conform to a bending of said cable, while being simultaneously constrained such that said straight arranged fibers do not become crossed-over or overlapped during bending.
An optical fiber cable, said cable comprising:
- an outer jacket;
- at least one optical fiber tube within said jacket;
- and
- for each optical fiber tube, a plurality of optical fibers, arranged independently from one another, said optical fibers being longitudinally linearly arranged along the length of said cable, and said optical fibers being loosely arranged within said fiber tube to allow shifting of said straight optical fibers to conform to a bending of said cable, while being simultaneously constrained such that said straight arranged fibers do not become crossed-over or overlapped during bending.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.