Silicone Tubing and Method for Making and Using Same
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1. A silicone tube structure comprising:
- an extruded hollow body having an inner bore, the extruded hollow body having an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a length of at least approximately 20 m;
wherein a standard deviation of the inner diameter is no greater than approximately 0.6% of an average inner diameter of the extruded hollow body over the length.
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Abstract
Silicone tube structures are formed having a particular dimensional accuracy. In one embodiment, a silicone tube structure can include an extruded hollow body having an inner bore. The extruded hollow body can have an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a length of at least approximately 20 m. The extruded hollow body can also have a dimensional accuracy that is measured by the standard deviation of the inner diameter being no greater than approximately 0.8% of an average inner diameter of the extruded hollow body over the length. In an embodiment, the silicone tube structure can be cut to form a number of silicone tubes.
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34 Claims
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1. A silicone tube structure comprising:
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an extruded hollow body having an inner bore, the extruded hollow body having an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a length of at least approximately 20 m; wherein a standard deviation of the inner diameter is no greater than approximately 0.6% of an average inner diameter of the extruded hollow body over the length. - View Dependent Claims (23, 29, 32)
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2. A method comprising:
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receiving, by an extrusion system, a silicone material; and forming, by the extrusion system, a silicone tube structure from the silicone material, the silicone tube structure comprising an extruded hollow body having an inner bore, the body having an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a length of at least approximately 20 m, wherein a standard deviation of the inner diameter is no greater than approximately 0.6% of an average inner diameter of the extruded hollow body over the length. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20)
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33. A lot comprising a number of silicone tubes, each silicone tube including an extruded hollow body having an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a length, wherein a standard deviation of the inner diameter of at least approximately 95% of the number of tubes is no greater than approximately 0.6% of an average inner diameter of all of the number of tubes;
- wherein the number of silicone tubes is at least approximately 10, at least approximately 45, at least approximately 110, or at least approximately 170.
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