| US 7,489,843 B2 | ||
| Polyurethane to polyethylene adhesion process | ||
| Scott Carlson, Bloomington, Minn. (US); and Dennis Ray Wells, Richfield, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 06, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/702,914. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0187274 A1, Aug. 07, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01); B29D 11/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 385—100 [264/1.28; 264/39] | 26 Claims |
| 1. A method for treating a telecommunications cable, the method comprising:
selecting a first area on the telecommunications cable, the first area extending partially along a first length of the telecommunications
cable and circumferentially around the telecommunications cable;
sanding a first surface of the first area to provide a first roughened surface;
cleaning the first roughened surface with a cleaning agent to provide a first cleaned surface;
etching disruptions in the first cleaned surface to form a first treated surface; and
forming an enclosure over the telecommunications cable, at least a portion of the enclosure contacting the first treated surface
of the telecommunications cable.
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