Flexible hybrid branch cable
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsWills J. Xu, Michael W. Bricker
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Abstract
A ribbon cable (2) for a hybrid branch cable (1) . The ribbon cable (2) includes a corrugated binder ribbon (30) which facilitates bundling and encapsulation within a tubular outer casing (50). The binder ribbon (30) is corrugated along sections which bridge the conductors (10-12 and 21-26) carried therein. The pattern of corrugations may be formed in one or both opposing surfaces of the bridging section of the binder ribbon (30) and may include a series of ripples, angled notches, rectangular notches, trapezoidal notches, etc.
Claims26
An improvement in a ribbon cable having a plurality of conductors parallely maintained in a spaced side-by-side relationship by a flexible insulative binder ribbon, said binder ribbon enveloping each of said conductors and bridging adjacent conductors, the improvement comprising:
- a pattern of corrugations formed in at least one bridging section of said binder ribbon to facilitate folding of said binder ribbon for further enclosure within a tubular outer casing.
A bundled cable comprising:
- a plurality of conductors;
- a binder ribbon for binding said plurality of conductors in a parallel side-by-side relationship, the binder ribbon comprising a flexible insulative ribbon enveloping each of said conductors and bridge adjacent conductors, and said binder ribbon further having a pattern of corrugations formed in at least one bridging section thereof to facilitate folding of said binder ribbon;
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- a tubular outer casing around a folded length of said binder ribbon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.