Lateral Illumination Fiber Optic Cable Device and Method of Manufacture (Patent # 5,617,496)

Jul 20, 1994 – Super Vision International, Inc. A fiber optic cable (10) suitable for lateral illumination lighting installations has a tubular central core (12), wrapped perimetrically with angularly evenly distributed bundles (15) of optical fibers (16) and covered with a transparent sheath (17). The core includes an outer cylindrical surface (14) of reflective material (24) that deflects inwardly directed …