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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
May. 31, 2001
Applicants:
Bjørn Paulshus, Skedsmokorset, NO;
Roy Olav Kristiansen, Oslo, NO;
Zouhair Sahnoun, Oslo, NO;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Aker Kvaerner Subsea AS, Lysaker, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tension member comprising a plurality of fiber filaments gathered into a plurality of strands. The filaments run close together, and a protective sheath is provided around the strands. Each strand is coated on the exterior thereof with a strand sheath of a material having a low friction coefficient, permitting the strands to move longitudinally in relation to one another and independently of each other.