Method of Positioning and Securing a Tube on an Elongate Support.

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Abstract:

A method of manufacture and resulting construction is provided in which a plurality of tubes, e.g., fiber optic hydrophones, are to be secured about an elongate elastomeric member having a diameter that hinders each tube from being slid thereover. Each time a tube is to be positioned and secured, longitudinal tension is applied to the elongate elastomeric member to form a reduced cross section along its length in order to facilitate the sliding of each tube therealong. Adhesive is applied about the elongate elastomeric member at a desired position along its length while longitudinal tension is being applied. Then, one tube is slid along the length of reduced cross section to the desired position. The longitudinal tension in the elongate elastomeric member is then relaxed. The reduced cross section expands radially outward thereby forming a void free layer of adhesive between the tube and the elongate elastomeric member.

Author(s):
Sansone, Louis E.
Author Organization(s):
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
Descriptive Note:
Patent Application, Filed 12 Aug 96,
Pagination:
0016

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
PAT-APPL-695 911
Monitor Series:
ONR
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6.1.1_Wired Transmission; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_6_Net Centric
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*PATENT APPLICATIONS, *ADHESION, *TUBES, FIBER OPTICS, POSITION(LOCATION), LAYERS, ELASTOMERS, VOIDS, REDUCTION, LENGTH, POSITION FINDING, CROSS SECTIONS, TENSION, HYDROPHONES, ELONGATION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Adhesives, Seals and Binders, Pumps, Filters, Pipes, Tubing, Fittings and Valves
Keyword(s):
FIBER OPTIC HYDROPHONES
Report Date:
1996 Aug 12
Creation Date:
1997 Jan 29