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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael H. Reeve, Ipswich, GB;
Stephen A. Cassidy, Ipswich, GB;
Assignee:
British Telecommunications public limited company, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60F 3/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60F 3/24 ;
Abstract
A transmission line, such as an optical fiber (or wire) transmission line, is installed by first installing a conduit having one or more bores and subsequently inserting flexible, lightweight optical fiber members containing the optical fibers into the bores. The optical fiber members are propelled by employing the fluid drag of air, or another suitable gas, passed at high velocity through the bores.