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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
James R. Sturges, Tiverton, RI (US);
Christopher Blake, Swansea, MA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/18 (2006.01); H02G 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G 3/0475 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cable bend limiter provides one or more joints including alternating sleeves and outer ball sections enclosing inner ball sections. Friction is controlled by washers at, or low friction surface treatments on, either side of the outer ball sections.