Patent ID: 11958570
Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A sandwich fairing for an armored cable comprising:
a rectangular strip of multilayered adhesive material with a midpoint, wherein
the rectangular strip is woven around armor strands of the cable up to the rectangular strip's midpoint creating two equal length ends, and wherein
the rectangular strip is folded, at its midpoint, around the armor strands and the equal length ends are adhered together to effectively create a five layered mono-ribbon sandwich fairing extending from the cable, wherein
the five layers comprises:
a first layer of elastic material;
a second layer of elastic material;
a third layer of adhesive material between the first layer of elastic material and the second layer of elastic material;
a fourth layer of adhesive material between the third layer of adhesive material and the second layer of elastic material; and
a fifth layer of damping material, behind the cable, between the third layer of adhesive material and the fourth layer of adhesive material.