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Plenum rated cables and shielding tape

US5956445A · kind A · utility

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34Claims
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Filing dateJul 11, 1997
Grant dateSep 21, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 11, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/4436
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A plenum rated cable having a core that includes a transmission medium of a plurality of insulated conductors preferably having thereon an insulating layer of a fluorinated ethylene composition. A shield surrounds the insulated conductors and extends longitudinally within and parallel to the length of the cable and includes a first layer of aluminum material and a second layer of low temperature smoke resistant cellulose acetate or polypropylene. The first and second layers are bonded together. A drain wire drains leakage within the cable generated from the current and allows for easy termination of the shield to a connector. A thermoplastic jacket encloses the drain wire and longitudinally surrounds the shield. The jacket is made preferably of a polyvinyl chloride composition.

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