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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
May. 12, 2006
Julian Mullaney, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert A. Roach, Garner, NC (US);
Robert Nguyen, Clayton, NC (US);
Roy Keller Thompson, Apex, NC (US);
Eric Alston, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);
Julian Mullaney, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert A. Roach, Garner, NC (US);
Robert Nguyen, Clayton, NC (US);
Roy Keller Thompson, Apex, NC (US);
Eric Alston, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
Cable arrangements include a length of springy cable looped in aarrangement with an intermediate cross-over section between respective first and second looped sections of the cable. Thearrangement enables withdrawal of the cable from the arrangement with no more than a single twist of the cable to limit accumulated net linear twist of the cable while linearly extending the cable. The first and second looped sections may be positioned overlapping each other to provide a substantially toroidal shaped cable arrangement. An optical device may be provided on one or both of the ends of the length of cable. The springy cable may be a fiber optic cable, such as flat drop cable. Cable products, enclosures and methods of forming a cable arrangement are also provided.