Method of removing foil shield from cable
AssigneeTe Connectivity Corporation
InventorsMatthew Steven Houser, Joseph Stachura, Christopher John Gavlak
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Abstract
A method of removing a foil shield from a cable. The method includes: positioning the cable proximate a heating source; heating the foil shield in a designated area to weaken the foil shield; and removing an outer insulation of the cable and the foil shield after the foil shield has been heated.
Claims15
A method of removing a foil shield from a cable, the foil shield having a metal component and a plastic component, the method comprising:
- positioning the cable proximate an induction heating source;
- heating the foil shield in a designated area to soften or melt the plastic component and weaken the foil shield;
- allowing the plastic component of the foil shield to cool and adhere to an outer insulation of the cable in the designated area;
- and then
- removing the outer insulation of the cable and the foil shield after the foil shield has been heated.
A method of removing a foil shield from a cable, the foil shield having a metal component and a plastic component, the method comprising:
- positioning the cable proximate an induction heating source;
- heating the metal component of the foil shield by induction heating through outer insulation of the cable in a designated area to soften or melt the plastic component and weaken the foil shield;
- removing the induction heating source;
- allowing the plastic component of the foil shield to cool and adhere to the outer insulation in the designated area prior to the outer insulation of the cable and the foil shield being removed from the designated area;
- cutting the outer insulation of the cable in the designated area;
- and
- removing the outer insulation of the cable and the foil shield from the designated area.
A method of removing a foil shield from a cable, the foil shield having a metal component and a plastic component, the method comprising:
- positioning the cable proximate an induction heating source;
- exposing a portion of the foil shield in a designated area by cutting an outer insulation of the cable;
- heating the foil shield in the designated area to soften or melt the plastic component and weaken the foil shield;
- removing the heating source;
- allowing the plastic component of the foil shield to cool and adhere to the outer insulation in the designated area;
- and then
- removing the outer insulation of the cable and the foil shield from the designated area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.