Faired tow cable with stubs for strum reduction
US4190012A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 1978 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD07B5/006
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cable fairing to reduce the "strumming" of a tow cable comprising a pluity of tabs or stubs, having a height radially of the cable, less than the cable diameter, extruded onto the armor sheath of the cable. The stubs are integrally formed in a thermal-setting plastic sheath in a spiral pattern of small angle along the length of the cable. The spiral pattern is reversed at periodic intervals, or two sets of tabs are provided and arranged in opposite-hand spiral patterns criss-crossing within the same cable length.
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