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Twisted pair cable with cable separator

  • US 7,196,271 B2
  • Filed: 03/03/2003
  • Issued: 03/27/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A data cable, comprising:

  • a plurality of data transmission media including first, second, third and fourth data transmission media; and

    a separator spline positioned between the data transmission media, the separator spline including;

    a plurality of longitudinally extending walls joined along a central axis of the spline; and

    a plurality of longitudinally extending channels, each longitudinally extending channel defined by a pair of the longitudinally extending walls;

    wherein the pair of longitudinally extending walls includes a first wall substantially thicker than a second wall;

    wherein, absent the separator spline, the first and second data transmission media would be more strongly coupled to one another than are the first and third data transmission media; and

    wherein the plurality of data transmission media and the separator spline are arranged such that the first wall lies between the first and second data transmission media and the second wall lies between the first and third data transmission media.

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