Flat conductor electrical cable assembly
First Claim
1. An electrical cable assembly, comprising:
- an elongate electrical cable having a plurality of flat conductors in an electrically insulative casing;
an electrically insulative member extending lengthwise on said cable and having a portion defining an opening therethrough in registry with an exclusive one of said conductors;
a first electrically conductive member extending lengthwise with said cable, overlying said insulative member, and having successive lengthwise extents respectively secured and unsecured to said cable, a secured conductive member extent being electrically connected to said exclusive conductor through said opening; and
a second electrically conductive member extending lengthwise on and separably overlying said first electrically conductive member, said first conductive member being not more anodic in the electromotive series than said second conductive member.
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Abstract
An electrical cable assembly for use in particular with undercarpet wiring systems has a flat multiconductor cable encased in electrical insulation, an insulative film extending lengthwise on the cable and an electrically conductive member overlying the film lengthwise, the conductive member having successive lengthwise extents that are respectively unsecured and secured to the cable. The film is provided with openings therethrough in registry with an exclusive one of the cable conductors through which the conductive member extents are connected to the cable. An electrically conductive shield preferably extends lengthwise with and overlies the conductive member. The shield is selected from material having a hardness greater than that of the conductive member. The material of the conductive member is preferably less cathodic in the electromotive series than the shield material so that in the presence of a corroding medium the shield and not the conductive member will first galvanically corrode.
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13 Claims
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1. An electrical cable assembly, comprising:
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an elongate electrical cable having a plurality of flat conductors in an electrically insulative casing; an electrically insulative member extending lengthwise on said cable and having a portion defining an opening therethrough in registry with an exclusive one of said conductors; a first electrically conductive member extending lengthwise with said cable, overlying said insulative member, and having successive lengthwise extents respectively secured and unsecured to said cable, a secured conductive member extent being electrically connected to said exclusive conductor through said opening; and a second electrically conductive member extending lengthwise on and separably overlying said first electrically conductive member, said first conductive member being not more anodic in the electromotive series than said second conductive member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electrical cable assembly, comprising:
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an elongate electrical cable having a plurality of flat conductors in an electrically insulative casing; an electrically insulative member extending lengthwise on and laterally across said cable; a first electrically conductive member extending lengthwise with said cable and overlying said insulative member; a plurality of electrical connector means disposed in mutually spaced relation lengthwise of said first conductive member for redundant electrical connection of said first conductive member to an exclusive one of said flat conductors; and a second self-sustaining electrically conductive member extending lengthwise on and separably overlying said first electrically conductive member. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electrical cable assembly, comprising:
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an elongate electrical cable having a plurality of flat conductors in an electrically insulative casing; an electrically insulative member extending lengthwise on said cable, said insulative member extending substantially across the width of said cable and having a portion defining a slot extending lengthwise through said insulative member, said slot extending in registry with the length of an exclusive one of said conductors for exposing said cable; an electrically conductive member extending lengthwise with said cable, overlying said insulative member, and having successive extents respectively secured and unsecured to said cable, such secured conductive member extent being electrically connected to said exposed cable through said slot; and a separable electrically conductive shield extending lengthwise on said electrically conductive member.
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