CA1212828C - Method and apparatus for assembling an optical fiber communication cable - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for assembling an optical fiber communication cable

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Publication number: CA1212828C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: tubular member; solder; optical fiber; seam; strip
Prior art date: 1981-11-23
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

CA 416075

Other languages

English (en)

French (fr)

Inventor

Michael J. Pryor

Joseph Winter

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Olin Corp

Original Assignee

Olin Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1981-11-23

Filing date

1982-11-22

Publication date

1986-10-21

1982-11-22 Application filed by Olin Corp filed Critical Olin Corp

1985-03-21 Priority to CA000477200A priority Critical patent/CA1212828A/en

1986-10-21 Application granted granted Critical

1986-10-21 Publication of CA1212828C publication Critical patent/CA1212828C/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4401—Optical cables
- G02B6/4415—Cables for special applications
- G02B6/4427—Pressure resistant cables, e.g. undersea cables
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4479—Manufacturing methods of optical cables
- G02B6/4486—Protective covering
- G02B6/4488—Protective covering using metallic tubes

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
Communication Cables (AREA)
Manufacturing Of Electric Cables (AREA)
Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)

CA 416075 1981-11-23 1982-11-22 Method and apparatus for assembling an optical fiber communication cable Expired CA1212828C (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CA000477200A CA1212828A (en)	1981-11-23	1985-03-21	Method and apparatus for assembling an optical fiber communication cable

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US32424281A	1981-11-23	1981-11-23
US413,846		1982-09-01
US06/413,846 US4508423A (en)	1981-11-23	1982-09-01	Method and apparatus for assembling an optical fiber communication cable
US324,242		1989-03-15

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA1212828C true CA1212828C (en)	1986-10-21

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA 416075 Expired CA1212828C (en)	1981-11-23	1982-11-22	Method and apparatus for assembling an optical fiber communication cable

Country Status (7)

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US (1)	US4508423A (it)
CA (1)	CA1212828C (it)
DE (1)	DE3243298A1 (it)
FR (1)	FR2517073B1 (it)
GB (1)	GB2109950B (it)
IT (1)	IT1200507B (it)
NL (1)	NL8204531A (it)

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- 1982-11-22 IT IT8249543A patent/IT1200507B/it active
- 1982-11-22 CA CA 416075 patent/CA1212828C/en not_active Expired
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- 1982-11-23 FR FR8219578A patent/FR2517073B1/fr not_active Expired
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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE3243298A1 (de)	1983-08-11
NL8204531A (nl)	1983-06-16
FR2517073A1 (fr)	1983-05-27
GB2109950B (en)	1985-10-23
FR2517073B1 (fr)	1987-01-16
IT8249543A0 (it)	1982-11-22
US4508423A (en)	1985-04-02
GB2109950A (en)	1983-06-08
IT1200507B (it)	1989-01-18

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