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US 11,715,583 B2Granted
MC cable with tearable assembly tape
AssigneeAFC Cable Systems, Inc.
InventorsPaul Reis, David Campbell, Peter Lafreniere, Paulo da Moura
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Abstract
Disclosed is an armored cable assembly including a core having a notched assembly tape about a plurality of conductors. A metal sheath surrounds the core.
Claims17
A cable assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of conductors contained within a metal sheath;
- and
- an assembly tape wrapped about the plurality of conductors, the assembly tape arranged as a plurality of adjacent bands each having a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge of a first band of the plurality of adjacent bands overlaps with the second edge of a second band of the plurality of adjacent bands, wherein the first and second bands are adjacent and in direct contact with one another, the assembly tape including a plurality of notches formed only along the first edge of the assembly tape, wherein an entirety of a perimeter of each notch of the plurality of notches is positioned directly atop an exterior surface of the assembly tape, and wherein the assembly tape is made entirely from a biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, a mono-oriented polypropylene (MOPP) film, or a polypropylene film.
A metal-clad (MC) cable assembly, comprising:
- a core, comprising:
- plurality of conductors cabled together;
- and
- an assembly tape wrapped around the plurality of conductors, wherein an inner surface and an outer surface of the assembly tape are non-adhesive, wherein the assembly tape is arranged as a plurality of adjacent bands each having a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge of a first band of the plurality of adjacent bands overlaps with the second edge of a second band of the plurality of adjacent bands, wherein a plurality of notches are formed only along the first edge of the first band, wherein an entirety of a perimeter of each notch of the plurality of notches is positioned directly atop the outer surface of the assembly tape, and wherein the assembly tape is made entirely from a biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, a mono-oriented polypropylene (MOPP) film, a polypropylene (CPP) film, or polyester;
- and
- a metal sheath surrounding the core.
3 more elements
A core of a metal-clad (MC) cable assembly, the core comprising:
- a plurality of conductors;
- and
- an assembly tape wrapped around the plurality of conductors, wherein the assembly tape is arranged as a plurality of adjacent bands each having a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge of a first band of the plurality of adjacent bands overlaps with the second edge of a second band of the plurality of adjacent bands, wherein a plurality of notches are formed only along the first edge of the first band, wherein an entirety of a perimeter of each notch of the plurality of notches is positioned directly atop an outer surface of the second band, and wherein the assembly tape is made entirely from a biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, a mono-oriented polypropylene (MOPP) film, a polypropylene (CPP) film, or polyester.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.