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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2007
Tiejun J. Xia, Richardson, TX (US);
Glenn A. Wellbrock, Wylie, TX (US);
James P. Dacey, Taunton, MA (US);
Tiejun J. Xia, Richardson, TX (US);
Glenn A. Wellbrock, Wylie, TX (US);
James P. Dacey, Taunton, MA (US);
Verizon Services Organization, Inc., Irving, TX (US);
Verizon New England, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Assemblies and methods for installing and maintaining aerial fiber optic cable are provided. Embodiments include a cable long enough to extend from two elevated support points and to provide enough slack for at least a portion of the cable to extend along the ground. The cable includes a wrapped portion for storing the slack and to elevate the entire cable above the ground. The wrapped portion being releasable in response to a force acting on the cable, such as a falling tree, allowing for at least a portion of the cable to fall to the ground and minimize the likelihood of the tree snapping the cable. Fasteners and frame members may be employed to support the wrapped portion. An embodiment may also include a cut-off apparatus for cutting the cable in response to the cable being pulled further once any slack in the cable has been expended.