Flexible hybrid branch cable
First Claim
1. An improvement in a ribbon cable having a plurality of conductors parallely maintained in a spaced side-by-side relationship by a flexible insulative binder ribbon, said binder ribbon enveloping each of said conductors and bridging adjacent conductors, the improvement comprising:
- a pattern of corrugations formed in at least one bridging section of said binder ribbon to facilitate folding of said binder ribbon for further enclosure within a tubular outer casing.
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Abstract
A ribbon cable (2) for a hybrid branch cable (1) . The ribbon cable (2) includes a corrugated binder ribbon (30) which facilitates bundling and encapsulation within a tubular outer casing (50). The binder ribbon (30) is corrugated along sections which bridge the conductors (10-12 and 21-26) carried therein. The pattern of corrugations may be formed in one or both opposing surfaces of the bridging section of the binder ribbon (30) and may include a series of ripples, angled notches, rectangular notches, trapezoidal notches, etc.
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26 Claims
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1. An improvement in a ribbon cable having a plurality of conductors parallely maintained in a spaced side-by-side relationship by a flexible insulative binder ribbon, said binder ribbon enveloping each of said conductors and bridging adjacent conductors, the improvement comprising:
a pattern of corrugations formed in at least one bridging section of said binder ribbon to facilitate folding of said binder ribbon for further enclosure within a tubular outer casing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A bundled cable comprising:
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a plurality of conductors; a binder ribbon for binding said plurality of conductors in a parallel side-by-side relationship, the binder ribbon comprising a flexible insulative ribbon enveloping each of said conductors and bridge adjacent conductors, and said binder ribbon further having a pattern of corrugations formed in at least one bridging section thereof to facilitate folding of said binder ribbon; and a tubular outer casing around a folded length of said binder ribbon. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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