Separator for communication cable with shaped ends
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1. A separator for a communication cable, comprising:
- a body including,at least first and second segments adapted to define a plurality of quadrants in the communication cable, said at least first and second segments being substantially perpendicular to each other and defining a junction point of said at least first and second segments,each of said at least first and second segments including a main portion and a terminal end remote from said junction point of said segments, and each of said terminal ends having a shape such that each of said terminal ends is wider than said main portions of said segments, andat least one air pocket defined between said terminal ends of said at least first and second segments, said air pocket including a gap sized such that said air pocket is substantially enclosed, said air pocket being empty.
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A separator for a communication cable that comprises a body that includes at least first and second segments adapted to define a plurality of quadrants in the communication cable. The segments are substantially perpendicular to each other and define a junction point of the segments. Each of the segments includes a main portion and a terminal end remote from the junction point of the segments. Each of the terminal ends has a shape such that each of the terminal ends is wider than the main portions of the segments. At least one air pocket is defined between the terminal ends of the segments. The air pocket includes a gap sized such that the air pocket is substantially enclosed.
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1. A separator for a communication cable, comprising:
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a body including, at least first and second segments adapted to define a plurality of quadrants in the communication cable, said at least first and second segments being substantially perpendicular to each other and defining a junction point of said at least first and second segments, each of said at least first and second segments including a main portion and a terminal end remote from said junction point of said segments, and each of said terminal ends having a shape such that each of said terminal ends is wider than said main portions of said segments, and at least one air pocket defined between said terminal ends of said at least first and second segments, said air pocket including a gap sized such that said air pocket is substantially enclosed, said air pocket being empty. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication cable, comprising:
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a jacket; at least one twisted wire group supported by said jacket; and a single separator received in a core of said jacket, said separator including, a body having at least first and second segments adapted to define a plurality of quadrants in the communication cable, said at least first and second segments being substantially perpendicular to each other and defining a junction point of said at least first and second segments, each of said at least first and second segments including a main portion and a terminal end remote from said junction point of said segments, each of said terminal ends having a shape such that each of said terminal ends is wider than said main portions of said segments, and an angle between a line extending from the center of said at least one wire group to a point of contact between said wire group and one of said terminal ends and a line perpendicular to a central plane of said segment with said one terminal end is about 15 to 35 degrees, and at least one air pocket defined between said terminal ends of said at least first and second segments, said air pocket including a gap sized such that said air pocket is substantially enclosed, whereby said at least one twisted wire group is prevented from entering said air pocket. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A communication cable, comprising:
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a jacket; at least one twisted wire group supported by said jacket; and a separator received in said jacket, said separator including, a body having at least first and second segments adapted to define a plurality of quadrants in the communication cable, said at least first and second segments being substantially perpendicular to each other and defining a junction point of said at least first and second segments, each of said at least first and second segments including a main portion and a terminal end remote from said junction point of said segments, and each of said terminal ends having a shape such that each of said terminal ends is wider than said main portions of said segments, and an angle between a line extending from the center of said at least one wire group to a point of contact between said wire group and one of said terminal ends and a line perpendicular to a central plane of said segment with said one terminal end is about 15 to 35 degrees, and at least one air pocket defined between said terminal ends of said at least first and second segments, said air pocket including a gap sized such that said air pocket is substantially enclosed, whereby said at least one twisted wire group is prevented from entering said air pocket.
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