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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Teledyne Instruments, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Inventor:
James Cairns, Ormand Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Teledyne Instruments, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); B65H 75/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for managing one or more flexible lines such as optical fibers, wherein each fiber has two fixed ends. Optical fibers are arranged in a curved figure-eight pattern lying in three-dimensions and having two adjacent loops on the exterior curved winding surface of a tubular shell. The configuration is guided by winding tracks lying axially on the exterior side of shell. The curvatures of the shell and winding tracks are such that the bend of the managed fibers is everywhere equal to or greater than the fiber minimum bend radius.