FIBER OPTIC CABLES HAVING A TONING LOBE

摘要

Fiber optic cables are disclosed that have a toning lobe that allows the conductive performance of the toning lobe. More specifically, the fiber optic cable includes a main cable body (43) having at least one optical waveguide (36a) and a toning lobe (31). The toning lobe is connected to the main cable body by a web (33) th is frangible. In one embodiment, the toning lobe and the web have a generally tear drop shape. The web includes a neck portion adjacent to the main cable body and a web body, wherein the web body generally increases in thickness towards the toning lobe. The shape of the toning lobe allows a conductive wire (31a)of the toning lobe to migrate from a center area of the toning lobe toward the main cable body while still providing adequate separation performance of the toning lobe..