Cable
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorsDavid Booth, Herbert Grunsteudel, Michael Hoffmann, John David Smith
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Abstract
A cable comprising a stress-bearing matrix extending substantially through the length of the cable; and a plurality of conducting elements extending substantially through the length of the cable, the plurality of said conducting elements being located within and spaced from one another by said stress-bearing matrix, wherein at least one of the plurality of conducting elements is in intimate contact with a low friction liner disposed about the at least one of the plurality of conducting elements and the at least one of the conducting elements is longitudinally movable relative to the stress-bearing matrix.
Claims27
A cable comprising:
- a stress-bearing matrix extending substantially through the length of the cable;
- and a plurality of conducting elements extending substantially through the length of the cable, said plurality of conducting elements being located within and spaced from one another by said stress-bearing matrix, wherein at least one of the plurality of conducting elements is in intimate contact with a low friction liner disposed about the at least one of the plurality of conducting elements and at least one of the conducting elements is longitudinally movable relative to the stress-bearing matrix.
A method of forming a cable comprising:
- forming a core of matrix-forming material having an outer surface;
- laying elongate elements in circumferentially spaced relation into said outer surface of said core;
- and
- wherein at least one of said elongate elements is located within a low friction liner;
- and
- wherein at least one of said elongate elements and said low friction liner is provided with a sleeve of material bondable to the matrix-forming material;
- applying matrix-forming over the elements, low friction liners, and sleeves to form a sheath which bonds to the sleeves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.