Patent ID: 8913862
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical communication cable comprising: a cable body including a passage within the cable body; a first core element located in the passage of the cable body, the first core element including an outer surface and a first optical transmission element; a second core element located in the passage of the cable body, the second core element including an outer surface and a second optical transmission element; a strength member located in the passage of the cable body, wherein the first core element and the second core element are wound around the strength member; and a film formed from a first polyethylene material located within the passage of the cable body, the film surrounding the first core element, the second core element and the strength member, wherein the film applies a radial inwardly directed force to the outer surface of the first core element and the outer surface of the second core element; wherein the cable body is formed from a second polyethylene material different from the first polyethylene material, the cable body surrounding the film, the cable body having an inner surface that faces the outer surface of the film, wherein the outer surface of the film and the inner surface of the cable body contact one another at an interface therebetween where the first and second polyethylene materials are bonded to one another, facilitating simultaneous opening or removal of the cable body and film together.