Protective armor for cabling
AssigneeGeneral Cable Technologies Corporation
InventorTim H. TANNER
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Abstract
A protective armor layer that comprises a plurality of overlapping reinforcement strips. Each reinforcement strip includes a first end that has a substantially semi-circular profile, a second end opposite the first end that has a linear angular extension, and a substantially flat segment between the first and second ends. The substantially semi-circular profile of the first end defines an area configured to receive the linear angular extension of the second end of an adjacent reinforcement strip, such that the first end of the reinforcement strip extends about halfway across the substantially flat segment of the adjacent reinforcement strip.
Claims20
A protective armor layer, comprising:
- a plurality of overlapping reinforcement strips, each of said plurality of reinforcement strips including a first end having a substantially semi-circular profile, a second end opposite said first end having a linear angular extension, and a substantially flat segment between said first end and said second end,
- wherein said substantially semi-circular profile of said first end of one reinforcement strip of said plurality of reinforcement strips defines an area configured to receive said linear angular extension of said second end of an adjacent reinforcement strip of said plurality of reinforcement strips, such that said first end of said reinforcement strip extends about halfway across said substantially flat segment of said adjacent reinforcement strip.
An armored cable for an electric submersible pump, comprising:
- at least one conductor;
- a protective armor layer wrapped helically around said at least one conductor, said protective armor layer including,
- a plurality of overlapping reinforcement strips, each of said plurality of reinforcement strips including a first end having a substantially semi-circular profile, a second end opposite said first end having a linear angular extension, and a substantially flat segment between said first end and said second end,
- wherein said substantially semi-circular profile of said first end of one reinforcement strip of said plurality of reinforcement strips defines an area configured to receive said linear angular extension of said second end of an adjacent reinforcement strip of said plurality of reinforcement strips, such that said first end of said reinforcement strip extends about halfway across said substantially flat segment of said adjacent reinforcement strip.
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