Mechanical hub
AssigneeSprint Communications Company L.P.
InventorsSharath Somashekar, Nitesh Manchanda, Sreekar Marupaduga
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Abstract
A mechanical hub is provided. The mechanical hub is attachable to a cable and includes an outer shell and tiles. The outer shell surrounds the cable. The tiles are spaced to surround the circumference of the cable. The tiles may be positioned between the outer shell and the cable such that a translation of the outer shell alters the distance between the tiles and the cable. The mechanical hub may improve signals that are transmitted over segments of a cable that have degraded signal quality.
Claims19
A mechanical hub attachable to a cable, the mechanical hub comprising:
- an outer shell that surrounds a cable;
- tiles that are spaced to surround the circumference of the cable;
- and
- screws that connect the tiles to the outer shell and that are translatable to vary an angle of the tile with respected to an x-y axis of the cable and to alter the distance the tiles are from the cable.
A mechanical hub attachable to a cable, the mechanical hub comprising:
- an outer shell that surrounds a cable;
- and
- tiles that are spaced to surround the circumference of the cable, wherein the tiles are between the cable and the outer shell, which is rotatable to alter the distance the tiles are from the cable in response to one or more fasteners that alter the distance between the tiles and the cable.
A mechanical hub attachable to a cable, the mechanical hub comprising:
- an outer shell that surrounds a cable;
- and
- tiles that are spaced to surround the circumference of the cable, wherein the tiles are placed between the outer shell and the cable such that a translation of the outer shell alters the distance between the tiles and the cable in response to one or more screws that alter the distance between the tiles and the cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.