Title:
OPTICAL FIBER CARRIER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003021312
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A flexible carrier 10, 30, 40 for supporting and protecting elongated items 16 such as optical fibers is disclosed. The carrier 10, 30, 40 is formed from a substrate 12, 24, 42 of interlaced filamentary members which may be woven, knitted or braided together. The elongated items 16 are interlaced with or otherwise captured by the substrate 12, 24, 42 during its manufacture. Various configurations of the substrate such a flat, pleated and tubular are feasible. Capture of the elongated members may be effected by integrally woven tubes formed within the substrate, by interweaving the items as warp yarns in a woven substrate or by laying in of the items in a knitted substrate.
Inventors:
MAIDEN JANICE R (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/027316
Publication Date:
August 07, 2003
Filing Date:
August 28, 2002
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Assignee:
FEDERAL MOGUL POWERTRAIN INC (US)
MAIDEN JANICE R (US)
MAIDEN JANICE R (US)
International Classes:
D03D3/02; G02B6/00; D03D11/02; D03D15/00; D04B21/14; D04C1/02; G02B6/04; G02B6/08; G02B6/36; G02B6/44; (IPC1-7): G02B6/04
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