Protected coaxial cable

A guarded coaxial cable comprising:

• a rail extending alongside a nearby micro-coaxial cable;
• the rail and the micro-coaxial cable embedded in a jacket;
• the jacket having a pair of generally opposed bearing surfaces for bearing transverse loads;
• the rail operative to reduce jacket deformations and micro-coaxial cable deformations resulting from transverse loads applied to the bearing surfaces;
• and,
• the guarded coaxial cable operative to substantially retain deformations consistent with bending the assembly around obstructions.

A guarded coaxial cable assembly comprising:

• a micro-coaxial cable extending between two plates in spaced apart relationship;
• a cableway formed from the plates and the micro-coaxial cable encased in a substantially flat jacket;
• the plates being located within the jacket to guard the micro-coaxial cable against transverse loads tending to further flatten the jacket;
• and,
• the plates, micro-coaxial cable, and jacket materials being flexible and in combination operative to enable the cableway to substantially retain deformations consistent with bending a flat side of the cableway around obstructions.

A guarded coaxial cable assembly comprising:

• a cableway formed from a length of micro-coaxial cable and a jacket;
• the jacket having a central portion encasing the micro-coaxial cable and first and second peripheral portions adjoining the central portion;
• the jacket central portion having a first thickness and the jacket peripheral portions having a thickness of at least a second thickness;
• and,
• the second thickness being greater than the first thickness and the peripheral portions operative to preferentially bear transverse loads tending to flatten the jacket.

A cable assembly comprising:

• a micro-coaxial cable, a plate, and a jacket extending along a length of the cable assembly;
• the jacket mechanically coupling the plate and the micro-coaxial cable;
• the jacket operable to distribute transverse forces applied to the cable assembly and to limit compression of the micro-coaxial cable;
• and,
• the micro-coaxial cable, plate, and jacket being flexible and in combination operative to enable the cable assembly to substantially retain deformations consistent with bending the cable assembly around obstructions.

A cable assembly comprising:

• an elongated member including two arms and a cross-member;
• the arms extending from opposed sides of the cross-member and forming an elongated pocket;
• a micro-coaxial cable positioned at least partially within and extending along a length of the pocket;
• and,
• the arms, cross-member, and micro-coaxial cable being flexible and in combination operative to enable the cable assembly to substantially retain deformation consistent with bending the cable assembly around obstructions.

A cable assembly comprising:

• an elongated member including two flanges and a cross-member;
• the flanges extending from opposed sides of the cross-member and forming first and second elongated pockets;
• a micro-coaxial cable positioned at least partially within and extending along a length of the first pocket;
• and,
• the flanges, cross-member, and micro-coaxial cable being flexible and in combination operative to enable the cable assembly to substantially retain deformation consistent with bending the cable assembly around obstructions.

A guarded coaxial cable comprising:

• a rail extending alongside a nearby micro-coaxial cable;
• the rail and the micro-coaxial cable encased in a jacket;
• the jacket having generally opposed bearing surfaces for bearing transverse loads;
• the rail operative to reduce jacket deformations resulting from transverse loads applied to the bearing surfaces;
• the orientation of the rail and the micro-coaxial cable within the jacket operative to reduce micro-coaxial cable deformations resulting from transverse loads applied to the bearing surfaces;
• an electrically conductive material incorporated into the rail;
• and,
• wherein the rail is operable to electrically interconnect a plurality of devices associated with one or more of capture, transport and utilization of a radio frequency signal.

A guarded coaxial cable comprising:

• a rail extending alongside a nearby micro-coaxial cable;
• the rail and the micro-coaxial cable encased in a jacket;
• the jacket having generally opposed bearing surfaces for bearing transverse loads;
• the rail operative to reduce jacket deformations resulting from transverse loads applied to the bearing surfaces;
• the orientation of the rail and the micro-coaxial cable within the jacket operative to reduce micro-coaxial cable deformations resulting from transverse loads applied to the bearing surfaces;
• an electrically conductive material incorporated into the rail;
• and,
• at opposed ends of the guarded coaxial cable, F-Type coaxial cable connectors are attached to the rail and the micro-coaxial cable.