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Drawn polyethylene filament tensile member

US4800121A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 29, 1987
Grant dateJan 24, 1989
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2967
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An optical fiber cord or cable comprising at least one optical fiber and at least one tensile member for reinforcing said optical fiber, said tensile member comprising at least one polyethylene filament having a viscosity average molecular weight of not less than 200,000, a tenacity of not less than 20 g/d and a tensile modulus of not less than 600 g/d.

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