Electric fence tape, rope or wire and filament therefor

A fence tape, rope or wire for transmitting an electric current to an animal that touches the fence tape, rope or wire, comprising:

• an electrically substantially non-conductive support structure, and
• an electrically conductive conduction structure at least locally exposed electrically to the environment, having at least two different, electrically conductive materials having mutually distinctive electrical and mechanical properties, a first one of the materials having a better electrical conductivity than the second one of the materials, and the second one of the materials having a greater resistance to tensile and bending loads than the first one of the materials, the conduction structure comprising at least one composite filament having, viewed in cross section, a conduction zone from the first, electrically better conducting one of the materials, and a self-supporting support zone from the second one of the materials, being the stronger material as to tensile and bending loadability, wherein the support zone constitutes a core of the at least one filament, and wherein the support zone constitutes a jacket of the at least one filament, which envelops the core, wherein the at least one filament has a cross-sectional area of which at least 5% and less than 20% forms part of the support zone.

An electrically conductive filament for a fence tape, rope or wire having a diameter between 0.05 mm and 1 mm, having a composite structure having at least two different, electrically conductive materials having mutually distinctive electrical and mechanical properties, a first one of the materials having a better electrical conductivity than the second one of the materials, and the second one of said materials having a greater resistance to tensile and bending loads, while, viewed in cross section, a conduction zone is manufactured from the first, electrically better conductive one of the materials, and a self-supporting support zone is manufactured from the second one of the materials, being the stronger material as to tensile and bending loadability,

• wherein the conduction zone forms a core and wherein the support zone forms a jacket which envelops the core, wherein the conduction zone is in adhesion-free contact with the support zone.

An electrically conductive filament for a fence tape, rope or wire having a diameter between 0.05 mm and 1 mm, having a composite structure having at least two different electrically conductive materials having mutually distinctive electrical and mechanical properties, a first one of the materials having a better electrical conductivity than the second one of the materials, and the second one of said materials having a greater resistance to tensile and bending loads, while, viewed in cross section, a conduction zone is manufactured from the first, electrically better conductive one of the materials, and a self-supporting support zone is manufactured from the second one of the materials, being the stronger material as to tensile and bending loadability,

• wherein the conduction zone forms a core and wherein the support zone forms a jacket which envelope the core, and
• wherein the filament has a cross-sectional area of which at least 5% and less than 20% forms part of the support zone.