Flexible housing for a transmission line in a hydrostatically pressurized environment
First Claim
1. A flexible housing for use in protecting a transmission line in a pressurized environment comprising a conduit contained within a protective outer jacket, the conduit being constructed of a plurality of conduit segments, each conduit segment having an opening therethrough, the segments being arranged in series and caused to abut adjacent segments in such a way that the opening through each segment is in communication with the openings through each of said adjacent segments so as to provide a passage to contain a transmission line, each segment being flexibly linked to its adjacent segments by coupling means, wherein the abutting surface of one conduit segment is provided with guide surfaces and the surface of an adjacent conduit segment abutting thereagainst is provided with means cooperating with said guide surfaces to prevent relative lateral movement between the segments.
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Abstract
A flexible housing for use in protecting one or more transmission lines in a pressurized environment is provided comprising a conduit contained within a protective outer jacket. The conduit is constructed of a plurality of conduit segments, each segment having an opening therethrough, the segments being arranged in series and caused to abut adjacent segments in such a way that the opening through each segment is in communication with the openings through each of the adjacent segments so as to provide a passage to contain a transmission line. Each segment is flexibly linked to its adjacent segments by coupling means.
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- 1. A flexible housing for use in protecting a transmission line in a pressurized environment comprising a conduit contained within a protective outer jacket, the conduit being constructed of a plurality of conduit segments, each conduit segment having an opening therethrough, the segments being arranged in series and caused to abut adjacent segments in such a way that the opening through each segment is in communication with the openings through each of said adjacent segments so as to provide a passage to contain a transmission line, each segment being flexibly linked to its adjacent segments by coupling means, wherein the abutting surface of one conduit segment is provided with guide surfaces and the surface of an adjacent conduit segment abutting thereagainst is provided with means cooperating with said guide surfaces to prevent relative lateral movement between the segments.
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