Global Patent Index - EP 4185909 A1

EP 4185909 A1 20230531 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A CABLE

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A CABLE

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES KABELS

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRÉPARATION D'UN CÂBLE

Publication

EP 4185909 A1 20230531 (EN)

Application

EP 21749264 A 20210720

Priority

  • GB 202011263 A 20200721
  • GB 2021051857 W 20210720

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022018426A1] Apparatus for preparing a data-transmission cable that comprises a metallic conductor (6) to enable the conductor (6) to be replaced with optical fibre, the conductor (6) being centralised within a tubular passage (7) of a polymer dielectric (4) by a series of spaced integrally formed partitions (5), wherein the apparatus comprises a cutter (11) insertable into the tubular passage (7), the cutter (11) including cutting elements (14) that cut away the spaced partitions (5) of the dielectric (4) as the cutter (11) travels along the tubular passage (7).

IPC 8 full level

G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/46 (2006.01); H02G 1/00 (2006.01); H02G 1/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

H02G 1/00 (2013.01 - EP GB); H02G 1/08 (2013.01 - EP GB); G02B 6/4459 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2022018426 A1 20220127; EP 4185909 A1 20230531; GB 202011263 D0 20200902; GB 2597449 A 20220202

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2021051857 W 20210720; EP 21749264 A 20210720; GB 202011263 A 20200721