Bend radius control jacket with matrix of engaging elements

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G02B 6/44 (2006.01) G02B 6/38 (2006.01) H01R 13/56 (2006.01)

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CA 2253524

A control jacket (10) houses a line, such as a fiber optic ribbon cable or other conductor, and limits the amont of bending and twisting movement of the line. The jacket (10) preferably includes a multi-dimensional matrix (20) of engagement elements (30) separated by a plurality of gaps and connected by an underlying web structure. As the jacket (10) is bent or twisted, adjacent engagement elements (30) move together into engagement with each other, limiting the bend radius or twist angle of the jacket (10), and thus of the fiber optic ribbon cable or other protected line. The jacket (10) preferably includes at least one fastening mechanism (100), allowing the control jacket (10) to be opened along its length for easy insertion and removal of the line as needed. Multiple jackets can be placed end-to-end along the line, to create a composite jacket of any desired length.

Une gaine limitative (10) contient une ligne, telle qu'un câble ruban à fibre optique ou autre conducteur, et limite l'ampleur du mouvement de courbure et de torsion de la ligne. La gaine (10) comprend de préférence une matrice multidimensionnelle (20) d'éléments de contact (30) séparés par une pluralité d'espaces et reliés par une structure de bande sous-jacente. A mesure que la gaine (10) est courbée ou soumise à une torsion, des éléments de contact (30) viennent en contact mutuel, limitant le rayon de courbure ou l'angle de torsion de la gaine (10) et ainsi du câble-ruban à fibre optique ou autre ligne protégée. La gaine (10) comprend de préférence au moins un mécanisme d'attache (100) permettant d'ouvrir ladite gaine (10), le long de sa longueur, pour l'insertion et le retrait facile de la ligne, lorsque cela est nécessaire. On peut placer des gaines multiples bout-à-bout le long de la ligne afin de créer une gaine composite de la longueur voulue.

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