Patent ID: 6311006
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A fiber optic cable installation comprisinga series of poles installed in the ground and defining an aerial route at a specified cable installation height,a length of all-dielectric self-supporting cable supported on said poles at the installation height,a plurality of loops of surplus cable formed at intervals along said route, each loop being located at one of said poles,a pair of dead-ends defining the ends of each loop, said dead-ends being attached to the respective poles and holding said cable so as to maintain tension therein other than in said loops,means for supporting each loop at the installation height on the pole, in a manner forming at least two bights of cable in each loop, anda plurality of bend radius protectors, said bend radius protectors being supported only by said cable, and each of said bights being supported on a respective one of said bend radius protectors,at least one of said bend radius protectors supporting multiple passes of said cable.