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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2019
Optical Cable Corporation, Roanoke, VA (US);
Michael A. Stover, Roanoke, VA (US);
Teddy W. Leonard, Wirtz, VA (US);
Optical Cable Corporation, Roanoke, VA (US);
Abstract
A deployable fiber optic cable for pairing with a connector, the cable including a plurality of partially bonded ribbon fibers each being sized and configured to be rolled into a circular cross section; an elongate member forming a slotted core including a plurality of rounded slots for longitudinally surrounding the circular cross sections of a corresponding plurality of the plurality of partially bonded ribbon fibers; a plurality of rugged fiber tubes each located adjacent a corresponding one of the plurality of slots and wherein each of the plurality of rugged fiber tubes longitudinally surround a corresponding plurality of the plurality of partially bonded ribbon fibers; a plurality of water-blocking yarn members each surrounding a corresponding one of the plurality of rugged fiber tubes; a rugged outer jacket; and a yarn strength member located between the rugged outer jacket and the slotted core.