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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
May. 31, 2005
Bradley J. Blazer, Granite Falls, NC (US);
George Neill Abernathy, Hildebran, NC (US);
Gregory A. Lochkovic, Conover, NC (US);
Reginald Roberts, Taylorsville, NC (US);
Bradley J. Blazer, Granite Falls, NC (US);
George Neill Abernathy, Hildebran, NC (US);
Gregory A. Lochkovic, Conover, NC (US);
Reginald Roberts, Taylorsville, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic cable includes a messenger section having at least one strength member, a carrier section having at least one optical fiber therein, and a common jacket that forms a common jacket. In one embodiment, the carrier jacket has a preferential tear portion adjacent to the at least one optical fiber with a substantially continuous outer surface in the carrier jacket adjacent to the preferential tear portion. The preferential tear portion may be defined by at least one of: at least one internal void, at least one weld line, and at least one wing extending from a tape disposed about the one or more optical fibers. Various alternatives are possible. For example, the carrier jacket may also or alternatively include at least one gripping area extending for enhancing the gripping of the carrier section when pulling apart the carrier section and messenger section.