Data cable with striated jacket
First Claim
1. A high speed data communications cable consisting essentially of:
- a plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors including a first twisted pair and a second twisted pair, each twisted pair comprising two insulated conductors helically twisted together;
a non-conductive separator disposed among the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors so as to physically separate the first twisted pair from the second twisted pair, the separator comprising a plurality of fins extending radially outward from a central portion of the separator, the plurality of fins defining a plurality of channels within which the plurality of twisted pairs are individually disposed; and
a jacket surrounding the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors, the jacket having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape;
wherein the jacket comprises a plurality of protrusions extending away from an inner circumferential surface of the jacket, and wherein the plurality of protrusions cause the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors to be kept away from the inner circumferential surface of the jacket.
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Abstract
Cables including a plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors, a separator disposed among the plurality of twisted pairs so as to physically separate a first twisted pair from a second twisted pair, and a jacket surrounding the plurality of twisted pairs and the separator. The jacket may include a plurality of protrusions extending away from an inner circumferential surface of the jacket toward a center of the cable. The plurality of protrusions are configured so as to hold the plurality of twisted pairs away from the inner circumferential surface of the jacket, and may provide an air gap between the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors and the inner circumferential surface of the jacket.
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19 Claims
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1. A high speed data communications cable consisting essentially of:
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a plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors including a first twisted pair and a second twisted pair, each twisted pair comprising two insulated conductors helically twisted together; a non-conductive separator disposed among the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors so as to physically separate the first twisted pair from the second twisted pair, the separator comprising a plurality of fins extending radially outward from a central portion of the separator, the plurality of fins defining a plurality of channels within which the plurality of twisted pairs are individually disposed; and a jacket surrounding the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors, the jacket having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape; wherein the jacket comprises a plurality of protrusions extending away from an inner circumferential surface of the jacket, and wherein the plurality of protrusions cause the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors to be kept away from the inner circumferential surface of the jacket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A high speed data communications cable comprising:
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a plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors including a first twisted pair and a second twisted pair, each twisted pair comprising two insulated conductors helically twisted together; a non-conductive separator disposed among the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors so as to physically separate the first twisted pair from the second twisted pair; and a jacket surrounding the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors, the jacket having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape; wherein the jacket comprises a plurality of protrusions extending away from an inner circumferential surface of the jacket, each protrusion having a first side, a second side, and a third side that joins the first and second sides at an opposite end of the first and second sides from the inner circumferential surface of the jacket, and wherein the plurality of protrusions cause the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors to be kept away from the inner circumferential surface of the jacket. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A high speed data communications cable consisting essentially of:
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four twisted pairs of insulated conductors including a first twisted pair and a second twisted pair; a separator disposed among the four twisted pairs of insulated conductors so as to physically separate the first twisted pair from the second twisted pair; and a jacket surrounding the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors, the jacket having substantially circular cross-sectional shape; wherein the jacket comprises a plurality of protrusions extending away from an inner circumferential surface of the jacket, and wherein the plurality of protrusions provides an air gap between the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors and the inner circumferential surface of the jacket; and wherein each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions has a substantially rectangular shape. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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