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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1999
James A Register, Hickory, NC (US);
Samuel D Nave, Conover, NC (US);
James B Dameron, Icard, NC (US);
Donald K Hall, Mooresville, NC (US);
Louis A Barrett, Conover, NC (US);
Siecor Operations, LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A composite cable for use in indoor or indoor/outdoor applications having a fiber optic core section includes at least one optical fiber. The composite cable includes a conductor and water blocking section, the conductor and water blocking section having a set of conductors providing mechanical strength and flame inhibiting characteristics to the composite cable. At least one interstice of the composite cable includes a water blocking member therein. An armor layer surrounds the conductor and water blocking section, and the armor layer is surrounded by a cable jacket with an interfacial zone defined therebetween. The interfacial zone includes a controlled bond layer so that during flame tests, as the jacket burns and forms a char barrier around the tape layer, the controlled bond layer supports the char barrier relative to the armor tape, thereby protecting the tape from flames and inhibiting the propagation of flame along the cable.