Flexible cable with structurally enhanced conductors
AssigneeSouthwire Company
InventorRichard Temblador
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Abstract
In an electrical cable of the type having an outer sheath enclosing a conductor assembly comprising a plurality of insulated conductors disposed within a binder, the binder having a crush resistance for protecting the insulated conductors, an improvement in which a strength enhancer is mixed within the conductor insulation such that the binder can be removed without decreasing a crush resistance of the electrical cable.
Claims25
In an electrical cable of the type having a metallic outer sheath enclosing a conductor assembly comprising a plurality of insulated conductors disposed within a binder, the binder having a crush resistance for protecting the insulated conductors, an improvement in which a strength enhancer is mixed within the conductor insulation such that the binder can be removed without decreasing a crush resistance of the electrical cable.
A method of increasing crush resistance of an electrical cable having a metallic outer sheath enclosing a conductor assembly, the conductor assembly having a plurality of insulated conductors wrapped within a binder material, the method of increasing the crush resistance of the electrical cable comprising:
- providing insulation around the conductors, wherein providing the insulation comprises mixing a strength enhancer within the insulation;
- enclosing the insulated conductors with the metallic outer sheath, wherein the electrical cable has increased crushed resistance without using a binder.
An electrical cable, comprising:
- an outer sheath;
- and
- at least one insulated conductor disposed within the outer sheath, wherein the conductor insulation comprises a strength enhancer to increase crush resistance of the insulated conductors.
An electrical cable having a metallic outer sheath, comprising:
- a conductor assembly comprising a plurality of insulated conductors;
- and
- wherein the conductor insulation comprises a strength enhancer for increasing the crush resistance and abrasion resistance of the electrical cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.