Electrical cable
OwnerErik J. Idlerinventor
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Abstract
An improved electrical cable includes a number of insulated electrical conductors, which are closely spaced and parallel to each other, and frangibly joined along their respective longitudinal lengths by insulation of each insulated conductor. Also included is an uninsulated conductor that is embedded within, at least in part, and contacting insulation that is frangibly joining the insulated conductors. The electrical cable is specifically structured so that when a frangibly joined insulated conductor is separated from one or more other insulated conductors, the uninsulated conductor is exposed or released.
Claims20
An electrical cable, comprising:
- (a) a plurality of individual juxtaposed insulated conductors;
- (b) the plurality of juxtaposed insulated conductors being frangibly coupled together along a longitudinal length of the juxtaposed insulated conductors, by a frangible coupling of insulation of each of the juxtaposed insulated conductors;
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- (c) an additional uninsulated conductor, which is electrically isolated from a conductor of each of the plurality of juxtaposed insulated conductors, the additional uninsulated conductor encased within and contacting portions of the insulation of at least two of the plurality of insulated conductors;
- (d) the electrical cable structured to release the uninsulated conductor when at least one frangibly coupled juxtaposed insulated conductor is separated from at least one other juxtaposed insulated conductor.
An improved electrical cable including a pair of closely spaced insulated conductors that are frangibly coupled together along a longitudinal length of the insulated conductors by a joining of a portion of insulation of each insulated conductor situated substantially between the insulated conductors, the improved cable further including:
- (a) an uninsulated conductor, which is electrically isolated from a conductor of each of the insulated conductors, the uninsulated conductor contacting and encased, at least partially, within insulation of the insulated conductors that is frangibly joining the pair of insulated conductors;
- (b) the improved electrical cable structured to release and expose the uninsulated conductor as the pair of insulated conductors that are frangibly coupled are separated.
An electrical cable assembly suitable for use with hanging electrical lighting fixtures to provide power thereto while also providing a suitable safety grounding connection, the electrical cable assembly comprising:
- (a) at least two closely spaced parallel insulated conductors;
- (b) the insulated conductors being frangibly coupled together along a longitudinal length of the insulated conductors by a frangible coupling of insulation of each insulated conductor;
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- (c) an uninsulated conductor, which is electrically isolated from a conductor of each of the insulated conductors, the uninsulated conductor encased, at least partially within, and contacting portions of insulation of the insulated conductors;
- (d) the electrical cable assembly structured to expose and release the uninsulated conductor as at least one of the insulated conductors is separated from at least one other insulated conductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.