Inventors:
Rodney H. Masters - Houston TX, US
Cecil M. Brandon - Spring TX, US
Stuart John Harbert - Houston TX, US
Kurt D. Vandervort - Cypress TX, US
Bill Griffith - Houston TX, US
International Classification:
F15D 1/10
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a compliant banding system for use in a marine environment comprising a flexible compliant member and an abaxial relatively rigid strap, both constructed to extend circumferentially around an underlying structure such as a strake or fairing collar. The strap maintains a fixed circumference while the compliant member flexes intermediate the strap and an underlying.