Lateral Illumination Fiber Optic Cable Device and Method of Manufacture (Patent # 5,617,497)

Dec 22, 1994 – Super Vision International, Inc. A fiber optic cable suitable for lateral illumination lighting installations has a central core, wrapped perimetrically with angularly distributed bundles of optical fibers and covered with a transparent sheath. In one form, the core includes an outer cylindrical surface of reflective material that deflects inwardly directed lateral emissions back outwardly so they …