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METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING CABLE MEDIA

  • US 20100126620A1
  • Filed: 12/14/2009
  • Published: 05/27/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for forming a cabling media using a wire pair including first and second conductor members, each of the first and second conductor members including a respective conductor and a respective insulation cover surrounding the conductor thereof, the apparatus comprising:

  • a wire pair twisting device adapted to twist the first and second conductor members about one another to form a twisted wire pair; and

    a wire pair twist modulator upstream of the wire pair twisting device, the wire pair twist modulator including an engagement member to hold the first and second conductor members at a hold location to restrict rotation of the first and second conductor members about one another;

    wherein the apparatus defines a twist zone extending from the hold location to a twist initiation location of the wire pair twisting device; and

    wherein the wire pair twist modulator is operable to move the engagement member along a control axis to modulate the length of the twist zone and thereby the twist length of the wire pair to form the twisted wire pair with a twist length that purposefully varies along a length of the twisted wire pair.

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