Protective guide for cables and the like
US6573451B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G11/006
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A protective guide for cables and the like, in which a synthetic flexible tube 10 connected between a movable end portion 10a of the cable and a fixed end portion 10b of the cable and incorporating a plurality of cables and the like includes a bellows-shaped tubular peripheral wall 11, and a large number of bending-limiting units 20 surrounding by and fitted onto the bellows-shaped tubular peripheral wall 11 of said synthetic flexible tube 10 at desired intervals includes bending-holding portions 20a, which hold a required bending position of said synthetic flexible tube 10 while abutting with each other on a bending inner peripheral side, and bending-suppressing portions 10, which hold a linearly extended position of said synthetic flexible tube 10 while abutting with each other on a bending outer peripheral side.
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