Patent ID: 9679681
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: G02B,H01B

Claim:
1. A hybrid cable, comprising: a first jacket defining a cavity therein; optical fibers, wherein the optical fibers extend through the cavity of the first jacket; a second jacket defining a cavity therein, wherein the second jacket has a larger cross-sectional area than the first jacket; an elongate central strength rod located within the second jacket, wherein the elongate central strength rod includes a dielectric material and comprises glass- or aramid-reinforced composite; a plurality of pairs of conductive wires, each pair of conductive wires stranded around the elongate central strength rod, wherein the conductive wires extend through the cavity of the second jacket; metallic shielding surrounding the conductive wires, positioned between the conductive wires and the second jacket within the cavity of the second jacket, wherein the metallic shielding comprises multiple, separate metallic shields, each metallic shield surrounding a pair of the conductive wires; a water-blocking tape surrounding the plurality of pairs of conductive wires, the separate metallic shields and the elongate central strength rod, wherein the tape is positioned between the stranded pairs of conductive wires and the second jacket and the elongate central strength rod is located outside of all of the separate metallic shields; and webbing connecting the first and second jackets.