Longitudinally wrapped cable
AssigneeSouthwire Company
InventorsDaniel A. Norris, James O. Lowery, Robert F. Armstrong
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Abstract
Disclosed is an electric service entrance cable comprising parallel insulated conductors, helically covered by evenly distributed uninsulated conductors, covered by longitudinally wrapped polyester glassed-backed reinforcement tape bound by helically wrapped fiberglass strand and an outer covering.
Claims11
An improved electric service entrance cable of the type conforming to the requirements of the Standard For Service-Entrance Cable UL854 and having parallel insulated conductors helically wrapped by a multiplicity of evenly distributed uninsulated conductors and covered by a layer of tape and an outer jacket the improvement comprising:
- an overlapping layer of reinforcing tape longitudinally applied over said uninsulated conductors;
- a high strength binder strand a fiberglass helically wrapped over said layer of tape to bind said tape;
- wherein said longitudinally applied layer of tape overlaps from approximately one quarter of an inch to approximately one half of an inch;
- wherein said longitudinally applied layer of tape is adapted to the orientation of said insulated and uninsulalted conductors regardless of changes in said orientation;
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- wherein said longitudinally applied tape is a glass-backed polyester tape.
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