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US 4,719,320 AGranted
Coaxial cable with coil supported braid structure
AssigneeTimes Fiber Communications, Inc.
InventorRoss W. Strait, Jr.
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Abstract
A coaxial cable assembly including a coil supported braid structure is disclosed. The cable exhibits excellent mechanical strength while preserving the desirable features of flexibility and ease of installation.
Claims2
A coaxial cable comprising:
- (i) a center conductor,
- (ii) a flexible dielectric surrounding the center conductor,
- (iii) a flexible outer conductor surrounding the dielectric,
- (iv) A metal coil in the shape of a semi-close wound tension spring surrounding the outer conductor,
- (v) at least one load bearing braid surrounding the coil, and
- (vi) means for maintaining said metal coil in a semi-close configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.