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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2012
Gregory B. Bohler, Lenoir, NC (US);
Julian L. Greenwood, Iii, Hickory, NC (US);
Keith A. Greer, Morgantown, NC (US);
Allen M. Miller, Lenoir, NC (US);
Wesley B. Nicholson, Hickory, NC (US);
Kimberly D. Slan, Hickory, NC (US);
Gregory B. Bohler, Lenoir, NC (US);
Julian L. Greenwood, III, Hickory, NC (US);
Keith A. Greer, Morgantown, NC (US);
Allen M. Miller, Lenoir, NC (US);
Wesley B. Nicholson, Hickory, NC (US);
Kimberly D. Slan, Hickory, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
Armor, configured for use with a fiber optic assembly, includes a dielectric tube having an armor profile and a length, where the dielectric tube has at least one layer formed from a rigid material. The armor profile is undulating along the length, and the armor profile has a band thickness and a web thickness. The band thickness is between about 0.5 millimeters and about five millimeters. The web thickness is less than the band thickness, and the web thickness is greater than or equal to 0.1 times the band thickness.