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US 2013/0240245 A1Published application
Methods of manufacturing wire, wire pre-products and wires
AssigneePrestolite Wire Corporation
InventorFrederick J. KELLEY
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Abstract
Exemplary methods for manufacturing a wire and resultant wires are disclosed herein. The method includes extruding a receptor cross-linkable polymer that is substantially free of curing agent about a conductive core and extruding a donor polymer in association with a curing agent. The method includes disposing the donor polymer about the receptor polymer and conductive core to create a multi-layer wire pre-product. The method also includes heat curing a multi-layer wire pre-product to form a wire.
Claims19
A method of manufacturing a wire, comprising:
- extruding a cross-linkable receptor polymer, substantially free of curing agent, about a conductive core;
- extruding a donor polymer;
- associating a curing agent with the donor polymer;
- disposing the extruded donor polymer and the associated curing agent about the receptor polymer, thereby forming a multi-layer wire pre-product;
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- heat curing the multi-layer wire pre-product, wherein the receptor polymer has a state of cure of at least about 50%.
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An article of manufacture, comprising:
- a conductive core;
- an extruded cross-linkable receptor polymer substantially free of curing agent, the receptor polymer being disposed about the conductive core;
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- an extruded donor polymer comprising a curing agent, the donor polymer being disposed about the receptor polymer, wherein the receptor polymer has a state of cure of at least about 50%.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.