HIGH PERFORMANCE DATA CABLE
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Abstract
A high performance data cable which has an interior support or star separator. The star separator or interior support extends along the longitudinal length of the data cable. The star separator or interior support has a central region. A plurality of prongs or splines extend outward from the central region along the length of the central region. Each prong or spline is adjacent with at least two other prongs or splines. The prongs or splines may be helixed or S-Z shaped as they extend along the length of the star separator or interior support. Each pair of adjacent prongs or splines defines grooves which extend along the longitudinal length of the interior support. At least two of the grooves have disposed therein an insulated conductor. The interior support can have a first material and a different second material. The different second material forms an outer surface of the interior support.
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53 Claims
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27. A twisted pair data communications cable having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
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a plurality of twisted pairs of conductors; an interior support defining a plurality of channels, each of the plurality of channels configured to include one of the plurality of twisted pairs of conductors; and a cable covering longitudinally enclosing the plurality of twisted pairs of conductors and the interior support, with the plurality of twisted pairs of conductors and at least a portion of the interior support in a twisted position about the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. An interior support of a twisted pair data communications cable, the interior support comprising:
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a central portion having a longitudinal axis; four prongs extending outward from the central portion along the longitudinal axis of the central portion; the central portion and the four prongs defining four channels, each of the four channels configured to include one twisted pair of conductors in a helically twisted position about the longitudinal axis; each of the plurality of prongs disposed in the helically twisted position about the longitudinal axis; and the central portion and the four prongs disposed within the twisted pair data communications cable and longitudinally enclosed by a cable covering to form the twisted pair data communications cable. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A twisted pair data communications cable having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
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four twisted pairs of conductors; an interior support including a central portion and four prongs extending from the central portion, the interior support including the four prongs at least partially defining four channels, each of the four channels configured to include one of the four twisted pairs of conductors; and a cable covering longitudinally enclosing the plurality of twisted pairs of conductors and the interior support, with the plurality of twisted pairs of conductors and the four prongs in a helical position about the longitudinal axis.
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Specification