Terry L Mathis

US Patent:

20040022505, Feb 5, 2004

Filed:

Jul 30, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/208659

Inventors:

Bernard Eichenbaum - Basking Ridge NJ, US
Terry Mathis - Lilburn GA, US

International Classification:

G02B006/44

US Classification:

385/114000

Abstract:

An optical fiber drop cable for carrying one or more optical fibers from a curb to a customer premises. The optical fiber drop cable comprises first and second ribbon-like longitudinal support members disposed one atop the other and having one or more optical fibers disposed between them in a longitudinal direction of the first and second ribbon-like longitudinal support members. The first and second ribbon-like longitudinal support members each have first and second edges and inner and outer surfaces. The first edge of the first ribbon-like longitudinal support member is secured to the first edge of the second ribbon-like longitudinal support member and the second edge of the first ribbon-like longitudinal support member is secured to the second edge of the second ribbon-like longitudinal support member. Securing the edges of the first and second ribbon-like members together in this manner obviates the need to extrude an outer jacket for the cable, which decreases manufacturing costs, thereby decreasing the overall cost of the optical fiber drop cable.