Separator spline and cables using same
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1. A multi-part cable comprising:
- four-component cables, each of said component cables having a different lay length; and
a T-shaped spline having a longitudinal axis extending along the longitudinal axis of the cable;
the spline comprising;
a main beam having a first side and a second side; and
an auxiliary beam which extends from said first side of said main beam at or about the center of the main beam, and generally has a latitudinal dimension about one half the dimension of the main beam;
wherein the component cable having the longest lay length and the component cable having the second shortest lay length are placed on said first side of said main beam and are separated from each other by said auxiliary beam; and
wherein the component cable having the shortest lay length and the component cable having the second longest lay length are arranged on said second side of said main beam and are not separated from each other by any portion of said spline.
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Abstract
A cable, specifically a data cable, which utilizes a T-shaped spline to separate four internal data cables. This cable is a specific form of a more general cable which utilizes a central spline which is designed to separate all but one pair of component cables to provide for material savings in cable construction which still sufficiently reducing cross-talk to meet data cable design specifications.
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1. A multi-part cable comprising:
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four-component cables, each of said component cables having a different lay length; and a T-shaped spline having a longitudinal axis extending along the longitudinal axis of the cable;
the spline comprising;a main beam having a first side and a second side; and an auxiliary beam which extends from said first side of said main beam at or about the center of the main beam, and generally has a latitudinal dimension about one half the dimension of the main beam; wherein the component cable having the longest lay length and the component cable having the second shortest lay length are placed on said first side of said main beam and are separated from each other by said auxiliary beam; and wherein the component cable having the shortest lay length and the component cable having the second longest lay length are arranged on said second side of said main beam and are not separated from each other by any portion of said spline. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A multi-part cable comprising:
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four twisted pair data cables each of which is formed of two intertwined individually insulated conductors having a longitudinal axis, each of said four twisted pair data cables having a different lay length; a T-shaped filler having a generally T-shaped cross-sectional shape with three arms and a longitudinal axis; and an insulative jacket enclosing said data cables and said T-shaped filler along their longitudinal axes; wherein two of said at least four cables are not separated by an arm of said T-shaped filler; and wherein said two cables not separated by an arm of said T-shaped filler are the cable having the shortest lay length, and the cable having the second longest lay length. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A collected cable comprising:
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a first multi-part cable comprising; three component cables; and a T-shaped spline having a longitudinal axis extending along the longitudinal axis of the cable;
the spline comprising;a main beam; and an auxiliary beam which extends from one side of said main beam at or about the center of the main beam, and generally has a latitudinal dimension about one half the dimension of the main beam; and a second multi-part cable comprising; four component cables; and a T-shaped spline having a longitudinal axis extending along the longitudinal axis of the cable;
the spline comprising;a main beam; and an auxiliary beam which extends from one side of said main beam at or about the center of the main beam, and generally has a latitudinal dimension about one half the dimension of the main beam; wherein within said second multi-part cable; each of said four component cables has a different lay length; and the component cable having the shortest lay length and the component cable having the second longest lay length are not separated from each other by any portion of said spline.
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