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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2014
Corning Optical Communications Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Anne Germaine Bringuier, Taylorsville, NC (US);
Julian Latelle Greenwood, III, Hickory, NC (US);
David Alan Seddon, Hickory, NC (US);
Kimberly Dawn Slan, Ft. Worth, TX (US);
Kenneth Darrell Temple, Jr., Newton, NC (US);
CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic cable includes a jacket, a pair of strength members, and an optical fiber. The jacket has a cavity, a major dimension and a minor dimension, and a medial portion. The strength members are disposed on opposing sides of the cavity and impart a preferential bend characteristic to the cable. The at least one optical fiber is disposed within the cavity. The jacket includes preferential tear portions disposed between a respective strength member and the medial portion, for separating the strength members from the medial portion.