Claims
- 1. A method for protecting contents of a tube member comprising the steps of:
winding a fiber around said tube member; impregnating said fiber with a resin; and curing said resin so as to form a hard shell of impregnated fiber around said tube.
- 2. The method according to claim 1 wherein said fiber is a continuous fiber.
- 3. The method according to claim 1 wherein said step of impregnating is in combination with said step of winding.
- 4. The method according to claim 1 wherein said step of winding is prior to said step of impregnating.
- 5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the contents of said tube are optical fibers.
- 6. The method according to claim 1 wherein said tube is a stainless steel tube.
- 7. The method according to claim 1 wherein said fiber is a carbon fiber.
- 8. The method according to claim 1 wherein said fiber is a Kevlar™ fiber.
- 9. The method according to claim 1 wherein said fiber is a boron fiber.
- 10. The method according to claim 1 wherein said step of winding is applied during formation of said tube.
- 11. A method for protecting contents of a stainless steel tube comprising the steps of:
winding a fiber onto said tube; impregnating said fiber with a resin; and curing said resin.
- 12. The method according to claim 11 wherein said step of curing said resin is to form a hard shell of filament around said tube.
- 13. The method according to claim 11 wherein said fiber is a continuous fiber.
- 14. The method according to claim 11 wherein said step of impregnating is in combination with said step of winding.
- 15. The method according to claim 11 wherein said step of winding is prior to said step of impregnating.
- 16. The method according to claim 11 wherein the contents of said tube are optical fibers.
- 17. The method according to claim 11 wherein said fiber is a carbon fiber.
- 18. The method according to claim 11 wherein said fiber is a Kevlar™ fiber.
- 19. The method according to claim 11 wherein said fiber is a boron fiber.
- 20. The method according to claim 11 wherein said winding is applied during formation of said steel tube.
- 21. The method according to claim 11 further comprising the step of winding galvanized steel wires of a predetermined diameter along with said tube.
- 22. The method according to claim 21 wherein a diameter of said impregnated fiber covered tube corresponds in diameter to said galvanized steel wires.
STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST
[0001] The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States of America for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon or therefor.