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Flexible cable and method of manufacturing thereof

  • US 4,748,293 A
  • Filed: 02/25/1986
  • Issued: 05/31/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A longitudinally extending flexible cable having opposite lateral edges, said flexible cable comprising:

  • a longitudinally extending base of insulating material;

    a plurality of longitudinally extending conductors spaced laterally from each other in the width direction of said base;

    a longitudinally extending cover layer of insulating material covering said conductors;

    said base and said cover layer forming insulation enclosing said conductors and insulating said conductors from each other;

    means for protecting said insulation from dielectric breakdown resulting from subjecting said cable to an exterior source of high voltage static electricity, said protecting means comprising at least one additional conductor extending longitudinally at a position spaced laterally from said conductors, said insulation insulating said conductors from said additional conductor, and said additional conductor being exposed over the entire length thereof to the exterior of said cable.

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