Low-profile cable armor

A metal sheath for housing a plurality of conductors, the metal sheath comprising a plurality of revolutions along a lengthwise axis, a first revolution of the plurality of revolutions comprising:

• a first section having a curved profile extending towards the lengthwise axis;
• a second section extending from the first section, wherein a length of the second section is at least 1.25 times as large as a diameter of the first section;
• and
• a third section extending from the second section, the third section extending towards a first section of an adjacent revolution of the plurality of revolutions, wherein the first section and the second section of the first revolution connect at a first point, wherein the second section and the third section of the first revolution connect at a second point, wherein the adjacent revolution has a second section extending from the first section of the adjacent revolution, wherein the first section and the second section of the adjacent revolution connect at a first point of the adjacent revolution, wherein a valley between the second point of the first revolution and the first point of the adjacent revolution is open to an exterior of the metal sheath.

A metal strip configured as a series of convolutions, a first convolution of the series of convolutions comprising:

• a first section having a curved profile, wherein the curved profile is concave relative to an interior of the series of convolutions;
• a second section extending from the first section at a first point, wherein a length of the second section is at least 1.25 times as large as a diameter of the first section;
• and
• a third section extending from the second section at a second point, the third section extends into a recess defined by a curved profile of a first section of an adjacent convolution of the series of convolutions, wherein the adjacent convolution further comprises a second section connected to the first section at a first point of the adjacent convolution, wherein a valley between the second point of the first convolution and the first point of the adjacent convolution is open to an exterior of the metal strip.