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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
May. 10, 2011
Applicants:
Christopher Donaldson, Greenville, SC (US);
Lawrence Srutkowski, Florence, SC (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Donaldson, Greenville, SC (US);
Lawrence Srutkowski, Florence, SC (US);
Assignee:
AFL Telecommunications LLC, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cable is provided having an expansion joint. The cable includes a cable jacket which makes up an outer layer of the cable, a non-end section where the cable jacket is removed from the cable which forms an opening, and an expansion joint which covers the opening and is bonded to the cable jacket at opposite sides of the opening. The expansion joint is made up of a flexible or compressible material.