Twisted pair communications cable
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1. A communications cable consisting essentially of:
- a cable jacket;
a spacer extending within said cable jacket, said spacer having a longitudinally extending center portion and plurality of longitudinally extending wall portions radiating from said center portion, said longitudinally extending wall portions increasing in thickness from said center portion to said jacket, said spacer and said cable jacket defining a plurality of compartments within said cable jacket; and
a twisted pair of insulated conductors disposed in respective ones of said compartments, each of said twisted pairs of insulated conductors having a different lay length.
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Abstract
A communications cable is provided that includes a cable jacket, twisted pairs of insulated conductors, and a spacer separating the twisted pairs of insulated conductors. The spacer extends within the cable jacket and has a longitudinally extending center portion and a plurality of wall portions radiating from the center portion thereby defining a plurality of compartments within the cable jacket. The twisted pairs of insulated conductors are disposed in the compartments thereby reducing cross talk in the communications cable.
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13 Claims
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1. A communications cable consisting essentially of:
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a cable jacket; a spacer extending within said cable jacket, said spacer having a longitudinally extending center portion and plurality of longitudinally extending wall portions radiating from said center portion, said longitudinally extending wall portions increasing in thickness from said center portion to said jacket, said spacer and said cable jacket defining a plurality of compartments within said cable jacket; and a twisted pair of insulated conductors disposed in respective ones of said compartments, each of said twisted pairs of insulated conductors having a different lay length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A communications cable consisting essentially of:
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a tubular cable jacket; a spacer situated within said cable jacket and separate from said cable jacket, said spacer having a longitudinally extending center portion and a plurality of longitudinally extending wall portions radiating form said center portion, said longitudinally extending wall portions increasing in thickness from said center portion to said jacket, said spacer and said cable jacket defining a plurality of compartments within the cable jacket; and a twisted pair of insulated conductors disposed in each of said compartments, each of said twisted pairs of insulated conductors has a different lay length. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A communication cable comprising:
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a tubular cable jacket; a spacer extending longitudinally within said cable jacket, said spacer having a longitudinally extending center portion and a plurality of longitudinally extending wall portions radiating from said center portion to said cable jacket and connected thereto, said longitudinally extending wall portions increasing in thickness from said center portion to said jacket, said spacer and said cable jacket defining a plurality of a compartments; and a twisted pair of insulated conductors disposed in each of said compartments. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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