Bend restrictor for optical fibre cable
CA 2000206 C · Owner: Cable & Wireless Marine Limited · Inventors: Gould, Colin Anthony
Overview
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A bend restrictor for an optical fibre cable comprises an elongate sleeve-like member (5) having an axial through bore for accommodating the cable (1a, 1b) and a coupling, ring (6) for fixing the sleeve-like member to a rigid housing (4) from which the cable extends. The sleeve-like member (5) is provided with a plurality of longitudinal bores (7), into some or all of which can be fitted stiffening rods (8). By varying the number and lengths of the stiffening rods (8), the rigidity of the sleeve-like member (5) can be varied to suit the particular structure of the cable (1a, 1b).
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- Filed October 5, 1989 and granted May 6, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 5, 2009.
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