Communication cables incorporating separators with longitudinally spaced radial ridges
First Claim
1. A cable comprising:
- a plurality of twisted pairs of individually insulated electrical conductors that extend along a longitudinal direction;
a separator comprising;
a longitudinally extending spine positioned between the plurality of twisted pairs; and
a plurality of longitudinally spaced sets of projections extending from the spine, each set of projections comprising a plurality of projections that extend in respective directions between respective sets of adjacent twisted pairs,wherein each projection comprises a thickness that varies along the longitudinal direction as a result of a radial ridge formed on a surface of the projection and extending from the surface towards one of the plurality of twisted pairs, andwherein the radial ridge formed on at least one of the plurality of projections within a set of projections comprises a radial ridge that tapers along a radial direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; and
a jacket formed around the twisted pairs and the separator.
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Abstract
A cable may include a plurality of twisted pairs of individually insulated conductors, a separator positioned between the twisted pairs, and a jacket formed around the twisted pairs and the separator. The separator may include a longitudinally extending spine positioned between the plurality of twisted pairs, and a plurality of projections extending from the spine with each projection extending between a set of adjacent twisted pairs. Additionally, a plurality of longitudinally spaced radial ridges may be incorporated into the separator. Each ridge may extend from a surface of one of the plurality of projections towards one of the plurality of twisted pairs in order to provide increased separation distance.
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17 Claims
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1. A cable comprising:
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a plurality of twisted pairs of individually insulated electrical conductors that extend along a longitudinal direction; a separator comprising; a longitudinally extending spine positioned between the plurality of twisted pairs; and a plurality of longitudinally spaced sets of projections extending from the spine, each set of projections comprising a plurality of projections that extend in respective directions between respective sets of adjacent twisted pairs, wherein each projection comprises a thickness that varies along the longitudinal direction as a result of a radial ridge formed on a surface of the projection and extending from the surface towards one of the plurality of twisted pairs, and wherein the radial ridge formed on at least one of the plurality of projections within a set of projections comprises a radial ridge that tapers along a radial direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; and a jacket formed around the twisted pairs and the separator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A cable comprising:
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a plurality of twisted pairs of individually insulated electrical conductors that extend along a longitudinal direction; a cross-filler separator positioned between the plurality of twisted pairs, the separator comprising; a longitudinally extending spine; a plurality of projections extending from the spine, each projection included in the plurality of projections extending between a set of adjacent twisted pairs; and a plurality of longitudinally spaced radial ridges, each ridge extending from one of the plurality of projections towards one of the plurality of twisted pairs such that the projection comprises a variable thickness along the longitudinal direction, wherein at least one of the plurality of radial ridges comprises a radial ridge that tapers along a radial direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction such that the at least one radial ridge comprises a variable thickness as it extends away from the respective projection; and a jacket formed around the twisted pairs and the separator. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A cable comprising:
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a plurality of twisted pairs of individually insulated electrical conductors that extend along a longitudinal direction; a separator positioned between the plurality of twisted pairs, the separator comprising; a plurality of projections that each extend between a set of adjacent twisted pairs included in the plurality of twisted pairs, each projection included in the plurality of projections having two opposing surfaces with a first surface facing a first twisted pair in the set of adjacent twisted pairs and a second surface facing a second twisted pair in the set of adjacent twisted pairs; and a plurality of longitudinally spaced radial ridges, each ridge extending from only one of the two opposing surfaces of one of the plurality of projections towards one of the plurality of twisted pairs such that the projection comprises a variable thickness along the longitudinal direction, wherein, at any given cross-sectional location along the longitudinal direction, only a single one of the plurality of projections extends between any set of adjacent twisted pairs; and a jacket formed around the twisted pairs and the separator. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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