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US 8,805,150 B2Granted
Bend radius manager/support mechanism
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorThomas A. Thigpen
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Abstract
A bend radius manager includes a base having a surface, and a plurality of discrete lobes with at least one arcuate section extending away from the base surface and terminating at a top surface, an outer surface defined between the base and the top surface, the plurality of lobes configured to receive at least one media having a minimum bend radius.
Claims12
A bend radius manager comprising:
- a base having a surface;
- and
- a plurality of discrete lobes extending away from the base surface and terminating at a top surface, an outer surface including at least one arcuate section defined between the base and the top surface, the plurality of lobes configured to receive and maintain a minimum bend radius of at least one media having the minimum bend radius, and
- wherein at least one portion of the outer surface of at least one of the plurality of lobes is roughened to increase the frictional qualities of the outer surfaces.
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A bend radius manager comprising:
- a base having a surface;
- and
- a plurality of discrete lobes extending away from the base surface and terminating at a top surface, an outer surface including at least one arcuate section defined between the base and the top surface, the plurality of lobes configured to receive at least one media having a minimum bend radius;
- and
- a coating is applied to the outer surface of the plurality of discrete lobes, wherein the coating increases the frictional qualities of the outer surfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.