Patent · US Expired

Device for damping vibration in a cable

US6334608B1 · kind B1 · utility

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25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 26, 1999
Grant dateJan 1, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 26, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE01D19/14
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The device includes a first member surrounding and secured to a section of a cable, a second member connected to an element to which a portion of the cable is attached, and arranged around said first member, a resilient or viscoelastic ring engaging the first member and the second member, and a flexible container housed in a ring-shaped compartment between the two members and filled with a viscous substance.

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