Flexible high-impedance interconnect cable having unshielded wires
First Claim
1. A cable assembly comprising:
- a plurality of wires, each having a first end and an opposed second end;
the first ends of the wires being arranged in a first sequence;
the second ends of the wires being arranged in a second sequence based on the first sequence;
the wires having intermediate portions between the first and second ends, the intermediate portions of each wire being detached from the intermediate portions of others of the wires;
a conductive shield loosely surrounding the intermediate portions of the wires;
the wires each having a single central conductor surrounded by a nonconductive insulating layer; and
the insulating layer of each wire directly contacting the insulating layers of at least some of others of the wires.
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Abstract
A cable assembly has a number of wires each having a central conductor and a surrounding insulating layer. Each wire is unshielded from the other wires, so that the conductor is the only conductive portion of the wire. Each wire has a first end and an opposed second end. The first ends of the wires are secured to each other in a flat ribbon portion in a first sequential arrangement, and the second ends of the wires are secured to each other in the same sequence as the first arrangement, with indicia identifying a selected wire in the sequence. The intermediate portions of the wires are detached from each other, and a sheath having a braided conductive shield may loosely encompass the wires, permitting significant flexibility of the cable.
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Citations
26 Claims
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1. A cable assembly comprising:
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a plurality of wires, each having a first end and an opposed second end;
the first ends of the wires being arranged in a first sequence;
the second ends of the wires being arranged in a second sequence based on the first sequence;
the wires having intermediate portions between the first and second ends, the intermediate portions of each wire being detached from the intermediate portions of others of the wires;
a conductive shield loosely surrounding the intermediate portions of the wires;
the wires each having a single central conductor surrounded by a nonconductive insulating layer; and
the insulating layer of each wire directly contacting the insulating layers of at least some of others of the wires. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A cable assembly comprising:
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a plurality of wires, each having a first end and an opposed second end;
the wires having intermediate portions between the first and second ends, the intermediate portions being detached from each other, a conductive shield loosely surrounding the intermediate portions of the wires;
each wire having a conductor surrounded by a nonconductive insulating layer; and
wherein each wire is unshielded with respect to the other wires. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A cable assembly comprising:
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a plurality of wires, each having a first end and an opposed second end;
the first ends of the wires are arranged in parallel, adjacent to each other, in a selected sequence, and the second ends of the wires are arranged in parallel, adjacent to each other, in the selected sequence;
the wires having unshielded intermediate portions between the first and second ends, the intermediate portions being detached from each other;
a conductive shield loosely surrounding the intermediate portions of the wires, such that the wires are arranged differently with respect to each other at different positions along the length of the intermediate portions; and
each wire being entirely non-conductive except for a central conductor surrounded by a nonconductive insulating layer. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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Specification