Ribbon cable, a transposed ribbon cable, and a method and apparatus for manufacturing transposed ribbon cable
First Claim
1. A ribbon cable comprising an elongated conductor, said conductor having width and thickness dimensions, said conductor extending essentially the entire length, width and thickness of the ribbon cable, said conductor having superimposed thereon a continuous and uniformly thick coat of flexible insulation material, said conductor being folded into a transposed ribbon cable wherein said conductor axes are angularly disposed to the longitudinal axis of said transposed ribbon cable, said conductor being folded at the boundaries of said transposed ribbon cable, said transposed ribbon cable having two layers of said conductor, said conductor defining a laterally flattened helix.
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Abstract
Improved method and apparatus for manufacturing transposed ribbon cable, an improved ribbon cable, and an improved transposed ribbon cable. The transposed ribbon cable is manufactured by the method and apparatus of the invention by folding a ribbon cable angularly with respect to the longitudinal axis repeatedly while advancing the ribbon cable incrementally.
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- 1. A ribbon cable comprising an elongated conductor, said conductor having width and thickness dimensions, said conductor extending essentially the entire length, width and thickness of the ribbon cable, said conductor having superimposed thereon a continuous and uniformly thick coat of flexible insulation material, said conductor being folded into a transposed ribbon cable wherein said conductor axes are angularly disposed to the longitudinal axis of said transposed ribbon cable, said conductor being folded at the boundaries of said transposed ribbon cable, said transposed ribbon cable having two layers of said conductor, said conductor defining a laterally flattened helix.
- 2. A ribbon cable comprising an elongated conductor, said conductor having width and thickness dimensions, said conductor extending essentially the entire length, width and thickness of the ribbon cable, said conductor having superimposed thereon a continuous and uniformly thick coat of flexible insulation material, said conductor being folded into a transposed ribbon cable wherein said conductor axes are angularly disposed to the longitudinal axis of said transposed ribbon cable, said conductor being folded at the boundaries of said transposed ribbon cable, said transposed ribbon cable having two layers of said conductor, said conductor defining a plurality of superimposed folds.
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