| 摘要 |
A flexible carrier 10, 30, 40 for supporting and protecting elongated items 16 such as optical fibers is disclosed. The carrier 10, 30, 40 is formed from a substrate 12, 24, 42 of interlaced filamentary members which may be woven, knitted or braided together. The elongated items 16 are interlaced with or otherwise captured by the substrate 12, 24, 42 during its manufacture. Various configurations of the substrate such a flat, pleated and tubular are feasible. Capture of the elongated members may be effected by integrally woven tubes formed within the substrate, by interweaving the items as warp yarns in a woven substrate or by laying in of the items in a knitted substrate. |
