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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2003
Applicants:
Jeffrey H. Mumm, Marietta, GA (US);
Christopher W. Mcnutt, Woodstock, GA (US);
Jeffrey Scott Laws, Brownwood, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey H. Mumm, Marietta, GA (US);
Christopher W. McNutt, Woodstock, GA (US);
Jeffrey Scott Laws, Brownwood, TX (US);
Assignee:
Superior Essex Communications LP, Atlanta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B006/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A communication cable for transmitting various communication signals. The cable comprises buffer tubes for optical fiber cables that are robust, crush resistant, flexible, and cost effective. To obtain these properties, the buffer tubes contain a polymeric mixture of high impact polystyrene and styrene-butadiene-styrene. The polymeric mixture for the buffer tubes may also contain crystalline polystyrene and/or acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene.