A cable for a bicycle is provided, including: an inner tube, a metal layer, a woven layer and an outer layer. The metal layer includes at least one metal wire disposed around an outer periphery of the inner tube. The woven layer is disposed around an outer periphery of the metal layer and includes a plurality of yarn threads interlaced with one another. The outer layer is disposed around an outer periphery of the woven layer, and the plurality of yarn threads are partially embedded radially within the outer layer.

A cable for a bicycle is provided, including: an inner tube, a metal layer, a woven layer and an outer layer. The metal layer includes at least one metal wire disposed around an outer periphery of the inner tube. The woven layer is disposed around an outer periphery of the metal layer and includes a plurality of yarn threads interlaced with one another. The outer layer is disposed around an outer periphery of the woven layer, and the plurality of yarn threads are partially embedded radially within the outer layer.

A coupling device comprising a flexible elongate member of at least one length of an at least twice wound rope and a pin configured to be removably engaged with the flexible elongate member, wherein the flexible elongate member is formed as a loop or a part loop completing the loop with the pin, wherein at least one winding of rope is of disparate length to at least one other winding.

Provided is a wire rope with a reflective tape (or a fluorescent tape), in which a reflective tape (12) (or a fluorescent tape) is wound around an outer periphery of a wire rope (11), and further having on its outer periphery a protective layer (13) formed of a translucent member, thereby improving visibility of the wire rope at nighttime, etc., and a cable-type traffic barrier using the wire rope with the reflective tape (or the fluorescent tape).

A structural cable of a construction work. The structural cable including a bundle of load-bearing tendons, a first sheath containing the bundle of tendons, a second sheath arranged around the first sheath, the second sheath comprising windows, and a plurality of light-radiating modules configured to radiate light, each light-radiating module being arranged within the structural cable to radiate light through at least one window outwardly relative to the structural cable.

An illuminated retractable strap assembly includes a rotatable strap spool, a strap structure having a first end fixed to the strap spool and a second end having a connector. The assembly includes a retraction mechanism for retracting the strap structure, the strap structure includes one or more elongated optical fibers for transmitting light between a first and a second end of the fibers and an outer covering allowing at least part of the light originating from the one or more elongated optical fibers to be transmitted through, a light source arranged in connection to the first end or to the second end of the fibers, and a power source.

A braided textile sleeve having a flexible, seamless, reflective tubular wall and method of construction thereof are provided. The tubular wall extends along a longitudinal axis between opposite open ends and includes a first set of yarns and a second set of yarns braided with one another. The first and second yarns are provided as different types of yarns from one another and are braided in opposite helical directions with one another. The tubular wall includes a third set of yarns captured between the first and second sets of yarns, with the third set of yarns extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. The sleeve includes a reflective outer layer fixed to an outer surface of the braided yarns.

A belt includes one or more tension members extending along a length of the belt, a jacket at least partially enclosing the plurality of tension members, and one or more layers of one or more of a fluorescent, absorbing, or reflecting material located in the belt such that when subjected to a light source, an indication of fluorescence or absorbance or reflection of the one or more layers of fluorescent or absorbent or reflective materials is indicative of a wear condition of the belt.

The structural cable comprises a bundle of load-bearing tendons extending between upper and lower anchoring devices, a first sheath containing the bundle of tendons, and a second sheath arranged around the first sheath, with a gap between the first and second sheaths.

A health monitoring system of for a tension member of an elevator system includes one or more light emitters configured to direct a light signal toward an elevator system tension member and one or more light receivers configured to receive a reflected light signal from a fluorescent surface of the elevator system belt. A discontinuity in the reflected light signal received at the one or more light receivers is indicative of an anomaly in the elevator tension member. A method of health monitoring of a tension member of an elevator system includes transmitting a light signal toward a fluorescent surface of an elevator tension member from a light emitter and reflecting the light signal from the fluorescent surface toward a light receiver. A discontinuity in the reflected light signal received at the light receiver is indicative of an anomaly in the elevator tension member.