Patent ID: 9741212
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: E21B,G08B,H01B,H01R,H02G

Claim:
1. A bend stiffener comprising: a body having a base and a top, the body is tapering from the base to the top, wherein the body has a central through-opening extending from the base to the top, the through-opening is arranged to receive a subsea cable or umbilical, and a first bend indicator arranged on the body, wherein the first bend indicator has a proximal portion having a fixed end which is fixed relative to the body and a distal portion which has a free end, the first bend indicator extending from the fixed end to the free end in the axial direction of the body, wherein the distal portion covers a bend indication portion of the bend stiffener, the bend indication portion has a first visual appearance, and the distal portion has a second visual appearance, wherein the first visual appearance differs from a visual appearance of an area of the bend stiffener surrounding the bend indication portion.