Claims
- 1. An electrical cable comprising:
a conducting core; a layer of insulation surrounding the core; a corrugated welded armor surrounding the insulation layer; a holding member containing an optic fiber arranged longitudinally along the cable; and at least one strength member adjacent the holding member providing additional protection to the optic fiber.
- 2. The cable of claim 1 having two strength members adjacent the holding member.
- 3. The cable of claim 1 wherein the strength member is attached to the holding member.
- 4. The cable of claim 1 wherein the strength member is an electrically conductive material.
- 5. The cable of claim 4 wherein the electrically conductive material is copper.
- 6. The cable of claim 3 wherein the strength member is attached to the holding member by polyethylene.
- 7. The cable of claim 6 wherein the strength member and the holding member are attached by a polyethylene jacket.
- 8. The cable of claim 7 wherein the polyethylene jacket is semiconducting and is extruded onto the strength member and the holding member.
- 9. The cable of claim 2 wherein the strength members are on opposite sides of the holding member.
- 10. The cable of claim 1 wherein the diameter of the strength member is greater than the diameter of the holding member.
- 11. The cable of 1 wherein the holding member is a steel tube.
- 12. An electrical cable comprising:
a conducting core; a layer of insulation surrounding the core; a corrugated welded armor surrounding the layer of insulation; a first holding member arranged longitudinally along the cable between the layer of insulation and the corrugated welded armor; and at least one strength member adjacent the first holding member.
- 13. The cable of claim 12, wherein the holding member is oval shaped and forms at least one opening.
- 14. The cable of claim 13, wherein the opening is oval shaped.
- 15. The cable of claim 13 wherein the opening is circular shaped.
- 16. The cable of claim 12, further comprising a second holding member arranged longitudinally along the cable.
- 17. The cable of claim 16, wherein the second holding member is on the opposite side of the cable from the first holding member.
- 18. The cable of claim 16, wherein the second holding member is located between the layer of insulation and the corrugated welded armor.
- 19. The cable of claim 16, further comprising a third holding member arranged longitudinally along the cable.
- 20. The cable of claim 19, further comprising a fourth holding member arranged longitudinally along the cable.
- 21. The cable of claim 12, further comprising an outer jacket material, wherein the holding member and strength member are arranged longitudinally along the cable in the jacket material.
- 22. The cable of claim 12, further comprising stranded neutrals.
- 23. An electrical cable, comprising:
a conductive core; a means for holding an optic fiber; a means for strengthening the holding means; further comprising:
a layer of insulating tape surrounding the core; and stranded neutrals placed over the layer of insulating tape, wherein one of the stranded neutrals is replaced by the means for holding an optic fiber.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/409,139, which is relied on and incorporated herein by reference
Provisional Applications (1)
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60409139 |
Sep 2002 |
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