Coaxial cable with dielectric layer having sealed segments and method of making same
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorScott M. Adams
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Abstract
A coaxial cable includes: a center conductor; a dielectric layer circumferentially surrounding the center conductor; and an outer conductor circumferentially surrounding the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer comprises an inner sleeve that circumferentially overlies the center conductor and an outer sleeve that circumferentially overlies the inner conductor. The outer sleeve contacts the inner sleeve to form a plurality of longitudinally-spaced seams to create a plurality of sealed segments along a longitudinal axis of the cable.
Claims19
A coaxial cable, comprising:
- a center conductor;
- a dielectric layer circumferentially surrounding the center conductor;
- and
- an outer conductor circumferentially surrounding the dielectric layer;
- wherein the dielectric layer comprises an inner sleeve that circumferentially overlies the center conductor and an outer sleeve that circumferentially overlies the inner sleeve, wherein the outer sleeve contacts the inner sleeve to form a plurality of longitudinally-spaced seams to create a plurality of sealed segments along a longitudinal axis of the cable.
A coaxial cable, comprising:
- a center conductor,
- a dielectric layer circumferentially surrounding the center conductor;
- and
- an outer conductor circumferentially surrounding the dielectric layer;
- wherein the dielectric layer comprises an inner sleeve that circumferentially overlies the center conductor and an outer sleeve that circumferentially overlies the inner sleeve, wherein the outer sleeve includes a series of alternating crests and roots, the roots contacting the inner sleeve to create a plurality of sealed segments along a longitudinal axis of the cable.
A method of manufacturing a coaxial cable, comprising the steps of:
- (a) advancing a central conductor and an inner sleeve of a dielectric layer along a longitudinal axis;
- (b) extruding an outer sleeve of the dielectric layer to circumferentially surround the inner sleeve, the outer sleeve being spaced radially from the inner sleeve;
- and
- (c) intermittently directing portions of the outer sleeve into contact with the inner sleeve to form segments along the longitudinal axis, each segment being sealed from immediately adjacent segments, the segments comprising the dielectric layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.