Separator for communication cable with shaped ends
First Claim
1. A communication cable, comprising:
- 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, 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,wherein said at least one twisted wire group is prevented from entering said air pocket.
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Abstract
A communication cable that comprises a jacket, a twisted wire group, and a single separator received in a core of the jacket. The separator includes a body that has first and second segments adapted to define quadrants in the communication cable. The first and second segments are substantially perpendicular to each other and define a junction point of the first and second segments. Each segment 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. An air pocket is defined between the terminal ends of the first and second segments. The air pocket includes a gap sized such that the air pocket is substantially enclosed, wherein the twisted wire group is prevented from entering the air pocket.
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1. 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, 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, wherein said at least one twisted wire group is prevented from entering said air pocket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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