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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2009
George W. Bollinger, Jr., Claremont, NC (US);
Christopher Paul Gemme, Hickory, NC (US);
George W. Bollinger, Jr., Claremont, NC (US);
Christopher Paul Gemme, Hickory, NC (US);
CommScope, Inc., Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
Cable conduits include an elongated tubular conduit body having an exterior surface and an interior surface that define a tube wall, the interior surface of the tubular body defining a longitudinal internal cavity that is configured to hold a plurality of jacketed cables. The conduits also have first and second longitudinally extending channels within the tube wall. A first ripcord is free-floating within at least a portion of the first longitudinally extending channel and a second ripcord is free-floating within at least a portion of the second longitudinally extending channel. The first and second longitudinally extending channels are located on opposite sides of the longitudinal internal cavity. Related methods of slitting such cable conduits are also provided.