ZERO HALOGEN CABLE

• US 20130292155A1
• Filed: 06/21/2013
• Published: 11/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Cable Technologies Corporation (General Cable Corporation)
• Original Assignee: General Cable Technologies Corporation (General Cable Corporation)
• Inventors: BROWN, Scott M., MCLINN, Matthew S., GOULD, Robert S., MILLER, Shaun, CHAMBERLAIN, Richard, ALBRINCK, Alice C.
• Application Number:
  US13/924,124
• Publication Number:
  US 20130292155A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 174/116
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 11/02 Cables with twisted pairs or quads
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 3/441 from alkenes
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 7/295 using material resistant to flame

Abstract

A cable that comprises a cable core that includes a plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors wherein, the insulation of at least one pair of the plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors has inner and outer layers, the inner layer being formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant, the outer layer being formed of a zero halogen material that is substantially flame retardant, and the insulation of at least another pair of the plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors is formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant, wherein at least a portion of one of the inner layer and the outer layer is foamed.

Claims

1. A cable, comprising:

a cable core including;

a plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors wherein, said insulation of at least one pair of said plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors has inner and outer layers, said inner layer being formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant, said outer layer being formed of a zero halogen material that is substantially flame retardant, and said insulation of at least another pair of said plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors is formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant,

wherein at least a portion of one of said inner layer and said outer layer is foamed.

2. A cable according to claim 1, wherein

said inner layer being entirely foamed.

3. A cable according to claim 1, further comprising

a jacket surrounding said plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors, said jacket being formed of a zero halogen material.

4. A cable according to claim 2, wherein

said zero halogen material of said jacket is a mixture of substantially flame retardant material and non-flame retardant material.

5. A cable according to claim 1, wherein

said plurality of said insulated pairs of twisted conductors includes three pairs with insulation that is formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant.

6. A cable according to claim 1, wherein

said plurality of said insulated pairs of twisted conductors includes two pairs with insulation that is formed of said inner and outer layers and two pairs with insulation that is formed of zero halogen material that is not flame retardant.

7. A cable according to claim 1, wherein

said outer layer is formed of a flame retardant polyolefin.

8. A cable according to claim 6, wherein

said insulation of said another pair of said plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors is formed of a non-flame retardant polyethylene.

9. A cable according to claim 1, further comprising

a separator disposed between said plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors, said separator being formed of a zero halogen material.

10. A cable, comprising:

a cable core including;

a plurality of insulated conductors wherein,

said insulation of at least one conductor of said plurality of insulated conductors having inner and outer layers, said inner layer being formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant, said outer layer being formed of a zero halogen material that is substantially flame retardant, and said insulation of at least another conductor of said plurality of insulated non-paired conductors is formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant,

wherein at least one said inner layer and said outer layer is foamed.

11. A cable according to claim 10, wherein

said inner layer is entirely foamed.

12. A cable according to claim 10, further comprising

a jacket surrounding said plurality of insulated conductors, said jacket being formed of a zero halogen material.

13. A cable according to claim 10, wherein

said plurality of said insulated conductors includes at least one conductor with insulation that has said inner and outer layers and a plurality of other conductors with insulation that is formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant.

14. A cable according to claim 10, wherein

said plurality of said insulated conductors includes at least two conductors with insulation that has said inner and outer layers and at least one other conductor with insulation that is formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant.

15. A cable according to claim 10, wherein

said outer layer is formed of a flame retardant polyolefin.

16. A cable according to claim 15, wherein

said inner layer is formed of a non-flame retardant polyethylene.