Off-set communications cable
First Claim
1. An offset cable for reducing crosstalk between adjacent cables, comprising:
- an inner tubular jacket having a center point;
two or more pairs of conductors supported within the inner tubular jacket;
an outer sleeve including a center point, the outer sleeve being disposed about the inner tubular jacket;
a plurality of teeth supported between the inner tubular jacket and the outer sleeve, the plurality of teeth each having a length that extends between the inner tubular jacket and the outer sleeve, the length of the plurality of teeth being varied relative to each other; and
wherein when assembled, the inner tubular jacket is held in an offset position relative to the outer sleeve by the plurality of teeth, such that the center point of the inner tubular jacket is not aligned with the center point of the outer sleeve.
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Abstract
A cable includes an outer sleeve for offsetting an inner jacket from a central axis of the outer sleeve in order to reduce crosstalk between adjacent cables. In one embodiment, an inner surface of the outer sleeve includes a plurality of fingers of different length extending inwardly to support the inner jacket offset from the central axis of the outer sleeve. The inner jacket may include two or more twisted pairs of electrical conductors and is supported in the offset position in order to randomize the location of the twisted pairs between cables when the cables are bundled together. In one embodiment, the cable also includes an inner divider core for further reducing crosstalk between adjacent twisted pairs within the cable.
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16 Claims
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1. An offset cable for reducing crosstalk between adjacent cables, comprising:
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an inner tubular jacket having a center point; two or more pairs of conductors supported within the inner tubular jacket; an outer sleeve including a center point, the outer sleeve being disposed about the inner tubular jacket; a plurality of teeth supported between the inner tubular jacket and the outer sleeve, the plurality of teeth each having a length that extends between the inner tubular jacket and the outer sleeve, the length of the plurality of teeth being varied relative to each other; and wherein when assembled, the inner tubular jacket is held in an offset position relative to the outer sleeve by the plurality of teeth, such that the center point of the inner tubular jacket is not aligned with the center point of the outer sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A hybrid cable assembly having reduced crosstalk, comprising:
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an outer jacket; two or more internal cables disposed within the outer jacket, each of the two or more cables comprising; a) an inner tubular jacket having a center point; b) two or more twisted pairs of conductors supported within the inner tubular jacket; c) an outer sleeve including a center point, the outer sleeve being disposed about the inner tubular jacket; d) a plurality of teeth supported between the inner tubular jacket and the outer sleeve, the plurality of teeth each having a length that extends between the inner tubular jacket and the outer sleeve, the length of the plurality of teeth increasing from a first point adjacent the outer sleeve to a second point opposite the first point so as to hold the inner tubular jacket in an offset position relative to the outer sleeve, such that the center point of the inner tubular jacket is not aligned with the center point of the outer sleeve; and wherein the distribution of the two or more cables is randomized within the outer jacket by the offsetting of the inner jacket relative to the outer sleeve so as to reduce cross talk between the two or more cables. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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