Cable conduits having ripcords for longitudinally slitting the conduit and related methods
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G02B-006/44
출원번호
US-0549527
(2009-08-28)
등록번호
US-8280209
(2012-10-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Bollinger, Jr., George W.
Gemme, Christopher Paul
출원인 / 주소
CommScope, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
5인용 특허 :
28
초록▼
Cable conduits include an elongated tubular conduit body having an exterior surface and an interior surface that define a tube wall, the interior surface of the tubular body defining a longitudinal internal cavity that is configured to hold a plurality of jacketed cables. The conduits also have firs
Cable conduits include an elongated tubular conduit body having an exterior surface and an interior surface that define a tube wall, the interior surface of the tubular body defining a longitudinal internal cavity that is configured to hold a plurality of jacketed cables. The conduits also have first and second longitudinally extending channels within the tube wall. A first ripcord is free-floating within at least a portion of the first longitudinally extending channel and a second ripcord is free-floating within at least a portion of the second longitudinally extending channel. The first and second longitudinally extending channels are located on opposite sides of the longitudinal internal cavity. Related methods of slitting such cable conduits are also provided.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of longitudinally slitting a cable conduit that includes an elongated tubular conduit body having an exterior surface and an interior surface that define a tube wall, a longitudinal internal cavity that is defined by the interior surface of the tubular conduit body, a first ripcord that
1. A method of longitudinally slitting a cable conduit that includes an elongated tubular conduit body having an exterior surface and an interior surface that define a tube wall, a longitudinal internal cavity that is defined by the interior surface of the tubular conduit body, a first ripcord that is free-floating within a first longitudinally extending closed channel in the tube wall and a second ripcord that is free-floating within a second longitudinally extending closed channel in the tube wall, the method comprising: cutting through the conduit body and the first ripcord and the second ripcord to separate each of the conduit body, the first ripcord and the second ripcord into respective first and second subsections;grasping an end portion of the first subsection of the first ripcord;pulling the end portion of the first subsection of the first ripcord back along a portion of the length of the first conduit body subsection to form a first longitudinal slit in the first conduit body subsection;grasping an end portion of the first subsection of the second ripcord; andpulling the end portion of the first subsection of the second ripcord back along a portion of the length of the first conduit body subsection to form a second longitudinal slit in the first conduit body subsection,wherein the tubular conduit body includes a plurality of individually jacketed cables therein, andwherein the first and second ripcords are not exposed to the longitudinal internal cavity. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second slits are each partial slits that do not extend all the way through the cylindrical body to expose the longitudinal extending internal cavity. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first longitudinal slit does not extend all the way through the tube wall to expose the longitudinal internal cavity, and wherein the method further comprises using a cutting blade to deepen the first slit to extend all the way through the conduit body to expose the longitudinally internal cavity. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second ripcords are each coated with a coating that prevents the first and second ripcords from adhering to the elongated tubular conduit body. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second ripcords comprise conductive ripcords, the method further comprising transmitting a toning signal along at least one of the first ripcord or the second ripcord prior to cutting through the conduit body. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the interior surface of the elongated tubular body separates the first and second ripcords from the longitudinal internal cavity that is defined by the interior surface of the tubular conduit body so that the first and second ripcords are not exposed to the longitudinal internal cavity. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second ripcords are only partly embedded within the tubular conduit body and a thin web of material separates the first and second ripcords from the longitudinal internal cavity that is defined by the interior surface of the tubular conduit body so that the first and second ripcords are not exposed to the longitudinal internal cavity. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second ripcords comprise conductive ripcords. 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising transmitting a toning signal along at least one of the first ripcord or the second ripcord prior to cutting through the conduit body. 10. A method of longitudinally slitting a cable conduit that includes an elongated tubular conduit body having an exterior surface and an interior surface that define a tube wall, a first ripcord that is free-floating within a first longitudinally extending channel in the tube wall, a second ripcord that is free-floating within a second longitudinally extending channel in the tube wall and a longitudinal internal cavity that is defined by the interior surface of the tubular conduit body, the method comprising: cutting through the conduit body and the first ripcord and the second ripcord to separate each of the conduit body, the first ripcord and the second ripcord into respective first and second subsections;grasping an end portion of the first subsection of the first ripcord;pulling the end portion of the first subsection of the first ripcord back along a portion of the length of the first conduit body subsection to form a first longitudinal slit in the first conduit body subsection;grasping an end portion of the first subsection of the second ripcord; andpulling the end portion of the first subsection of the second ripcord back along a portion of the length of the first conduit body subsection to form a second longitudinal slit in the first conduit body subsectioninserting the first subsection of the first ripcord into the second longitudinal slit; andpulling the first subsection of the first ripcord back along a portion of the length of the first conduit body subsection so that the first subsection of the first ripcord extends the length of the second longitudinal slit,wherein the first conduit body subsection comprises a cylindrical body having a longitudinally extending internal cavity, and wherein the first longitudinal slit and the second longitudinal slit are spaced apart on the cylindrical body by approximately 180 degreeswherein the first and second slits are each partial slits that do not extend all the way through the cylindrical body to expose the longitudinally extending internal cavity. 11. The method of claim 10, the method further comprising: inserting the first subsection of the second ripcord into the first longitudinal slit; andpulling the first subsection of the second ripcord back along a portion of the length of the first conduit body subsection so that the first subsection of the second ripcord extends the length of the first longitudinal slit. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first subsection of the first ripcord is pulled back along a portion of the length of the first conduit body subsection so that the first subsection of the first ripcord extends the length of the second longitudinal slit at the same time that the first subsection of the second ripcord is pulled back along a portion of the length of the first conduit body subsection so that the first subsection of the second ripcord extends the length of the first longitudinal slit. 13. The method of claim 10, further comprising cutting through the first conduit body subsection and the first subsection of the first ripcord and the first subsection of the second ripcord, and then removing a portion of the first conduit body subsection that is between the location of the cut and the second conduit body subsection. 14. A method of longitudinally slitting a cable conduit that includes an elongated tubular conduit body having an exterior surface and an interior surface that define a tube wall, a first ripcord that is free-floating within a first longitudinally extending channel in the tube wall, a second ripcord that is free-floating within a second longitudinally extending channel in the tube wall and a longitudinal internal cavity that is defined by the interior surface of the tubular conduit body, the method comprising: cutting through the conduit body and the first ripcord and the second ripcord to separate each of the conduit body, the first ripcord and the second ripcord into respective first and second subsections;grasping an end portion of the first subsection of the first ripcord;pulling the end portion of the first subsection of the first ripcord back along a portion of the length of the first conduit body subsection to form a first longitudinal slit in the first conduit body subsection;grasping an end portion of the first subsection of the second ripcord; andpulling the end portion of the first subsection of the second ripcord back along a portion of the length of the first conduit body subsection to form a second longitudinal slit in the first conduit body subsection,wherein the first and second ripcords are each coated with a coating that prevents the first and second ripcords from adhering to the elongated tubular conduit body, andwherein the first and second slits do not expose the longitudinally extending internal cavity. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the tubular conduit body includes a plurality of individually jacketed cables therein that do not have a fixed relationship with respect to the elongated tubular conduit body. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein the interior surface of the elongated tubular conduit body is a smooth surface. 17. The method of claim 14, wherein the first and second slits are each partial slits that do not extend all the way through the cylindrical body to expose the longitudinally extending internal cavity. 18. The method of claim 14, wherein the first and second ripcords each have an elongation of at least about 3%. 19. The method of claim 14, wherein the first and second ripcords are located adjacent an exterior surface of the elongated tubular conduit body. 20. The method of claim 14, wherein the first and second ripcords comprise conductive ripcords, the method further comprising transmitting a toning signal along at least one of the first ripcord or the second ripcord prior to cutting through the conduit body.
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