Patent ID: 11899258
Assignee: NUBIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a fiber-optic cable comprising a cable segment that has a plurality of optical fibers laterally encased by a cable sheath;
wherein the cable segment when straight has a longest cross-sectional dimension A0 and a shortest cross-sectional dimension B0, and
wherein the cable segment is constructed to permit relative lateral movement of at least some of the optical fibers within the cable sheath to change a cross-sectional shape of the cable segment upon bending of the cable segment greater than a predetermined degree such that the bent cable segment has a longest cross-sectional dimension A1 and a shortest cross-sectional dimension B1, and at least one of (i) A1<0.8×A0 or A1>1.2×A0, or (ii) B1<0.8×B0 or B1>1.2×B0.