Conductors and metal-covered cable with coded information and method of applying coded information
AssigneeSouthwire Company
InventorsRichard Temblador, Charles L. Holcombe, Allan W. Daniel
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Abstract
A metal-clad cable assembly comprising a metal sheath disposed around a conductor assembly. The metal sheath contains spaced apart crowns and valleys defining an outer surface of the metal sheath. The cable assembly includes coded information formed within the metal sheath, the coded information providing a characteristic and/or an intended application of the metal-clad cable assembly.
Claims27
A metal-clad cable assembly, comprising:
- a metal sheath disposed around a conductor assembly, the metal sheath having spaced apart crowns and valleys;
- and
- one or more alpha-numeric character recessed areas, each alpha-numeric character recessed area continuously formed from a removed portion of an outer surface of the spaced apart crowns and valleys, the alpha-numeric character recessed areas providing at least one of a characteristic or intended application of the metal-clad cable assembly.
A method of manufacturing a metal-clad cable assembly comprising:
- wrapping a metal sheath around a conductor assembly, the metal sheath having a plurality of spaced apart crowns and valleys disposed along a longitudinal direction of the metal clad cable assembly;
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- forming continuously extending alpha-numeric character recessed areas in the metal sheath by removing at least a portion of the outer sheath along the plurality of spaced apart crowns and valleys, the alpha-numeric recessed areas providing at least one of a characteristic or intended application of the metal-clad cable assembly.
A metal-clad cable assembly, comprising:
- a metal sheath disposed around a conductor assembly, the metal sheath having spaced apart crowns and valleys;
- a coating material disposed on the outer surface of the metal sheath;
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- an alpha-numeric character recessed area continuously extending along a removed portion of an outer surface of the coating material on the spaced apart crowns and valleys, the alpha-numeric character recessed area providing at least one of a characteristic or intended application of the metal-clad cable assembly.
A metal-clad cable assembly, comprising:
- a metal sheath disposed around a conductor assembly, the metal sheath having spaced apart crowns and valleys;
- and
- one or more symbol recessed areas, each symbol recessed area continuously formed from a removed portion of an outer surface of the spaced apart crowns and valleys, the symbol recessed area providing at least one of a characteristic or intended application of the metal-clad cable assembly.
A metal-clad cable assembly, comprising:
- a metal sheath disposed around a conductor assembly, the metal sheath having spaced apart crowns and valleys;
- and
- one or more alpha-numeric character etched areas, at least a portion of each alpha-numeric character etched area continuously extending along an outer surface of the spaced apart crowns and valleys, the alpha-numeric character etched areas providing at least one of a characteristic or intended application of the metal-clad cable assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.