A cable includes: a cable main body; a first adhesive layer in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the cable main body; a protective member that covers an end part of the cable main body; an outer peripheral member that covers a part of the protective member; and a second adhesive layer on an inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral member and in contact with the protective member. Adhesive strength of the second adhesive layer is larger than adhesive strength of the first adhesive layer.

Cables are constructed with extruded discontinuities in the cable jacket that allow the jacket to be torn to provide access to the cable core. The discontinuities can be longitudinally extending strips of material in the cable jacket.

An optical communication cable subassembly includes a cable core having optical fibers each comprising a core surrounded by a cladding, buffer tubes surrounding subsets of the optical fibers, and a binder film surrounding the buffer tubes. Armor surrounds the cable core, the binder film is bonded to an interior of the armor, and water-absorbing powder particles are provided on an interior surface of the binder film.

An optical fiber cable includes: a core including optical fibers; an interposed layer including fibers wound around the core in an SZ shape; a reinforcing layer including metal and covering the interposed layer; and a sheath covering the reinforcing layer.

A cable that protects an object includes: a sheath; and a cylindrical reinforcement member disposed inside the sheath and that surrounds the object. The cylindrical reinforcement member has a first side edge and a second side edge that extend in a longitudinal direction. The cylindrical reinforcement member is formed of a cable reinforcement sheet including: a first metal sheet; and a second metal sheet joined to the first metal sheet. A portion of the first metal sheet overlaps a portion of the second metal sheet, and the overlapping portions define a joint portion where the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet are joined. The joint portion is inclined, from the second side edge to the first side edge, toward the first metal sheet.

An optical fiber cable for providing enhanced sealing and enhanced access to an optical fiber for field terminations and/or splicing includes a jacket including a cavity extending along a length of the jacket and an optical fiber that is located in the cavity and extends the length of the jacket. The cavity is configured to have a length in a first direction that is greater than a width in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. The jacket is configured to include a selectively teared portion that is located between the cavity and an outer surface of the jacket in the first direction such that the jacket is configured to tear along the length of the jacket at the selectively teared portion so as to allow for enhanced access to the optical fiber in the cavity, and the selectively teared portion created by the cavity is configured to permit the outer surface of the jacket to include a surface portion adjacent the selectively teared portion that is configured to provide enhanced sealing during operation of the optical fiber cable.

The present invention discloses a dielectric predictable break load aerial drop cable comprising one or more optical transmission elements, a first layer surrounding the one or more optical transmission elements, a plurality of strength yarns surrounding the first layer, an outer sheath surrounding the plurality of strength yarns. In particular, the outer sheath has a plurality of strength members embedded in an equilateral position. Moreover, the dielectric predictable break load aerial drop cable breaks at a predefined break load with a neutral bending performance.

The present invention discloses a dielectric predictable break load aerial drop cable comprising one or more optical transmission elements, a first layer surrounding the one or more optical transmission elements, a plurality of strength yarns surrounding the first layer, an outer sheath surrounding the plurality of strength yarns. In particular, the outer sheath has a plurality of strength members embedded in an equilateral position. Moreover, the dielectric predictable break load aerial drop cable breaks at a predefined break load with a neutral bending performance.

The present disclosure relates to a hybrid cable having a jacket with a central portion positioned between left and right portions. The central portion contains at least one optical fiber and the left and right portions contain electrical conductors. The left and right portions can be manually torn from the central portion.

An optical cable and method for forming an optical cable is provided. The cable includes a cable jacket including an inner surface defining a channel and an outer surface and also includes a plurality of optical fibers located within the channel. The cable includes a seam within the cable jacket that couples together opposing longitudinal edges of a wrapped thermoplastic sheet which forms the cable jacket and maintains the cable jacket in the wrapped configuration around the plurality of optical fibers. The method includes forming an outer cable jacket by wrapping a sheet of thermoplastic material around a plurality of optical core elements. The method includes melting together portions of thermoplastic material of opposing longitudinal edges of the wrapped sheet such that a seam is formed holding the sheet of thermoplastic material in the wrapped configuration around the core elements.