Self-supporting cable
AssigneeCanada Wire and Cable Limited
InventorsZvi Paniri, Thomas H. Rudd
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Abstract
A self-supporting cable, more particularly a vertical riser, borehole, dredger and mine shaft cable is disclosed. The self-supporting cable comprises a cable core, a jacket surrounding the cable core and having one or two diametrically opposed sections of increased thickness, and at least one supporting member totally embedded in each jacket section of increased thickness and disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cable. The supporting member preferably consists of wire ropes made of plural elementary strands wound around a central strand, each strand comprising plural individual wires twisted together.
Claims8
A self-supporting power cable comprising:
- a. a cable core consisting of plural electrically conductive power conductors stranded together, and a filler located in the intersticial space between the conductors;
- b. a unitary jacket surrounding said cable core, contacting said cable core about the entire periphery thereof, and having two diametrically opposed portions of increased overall cross-sectional thickness;
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- c. at least one supporting member totally embedded into each diametrically opposed portion of increased overall thickness and disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.