Flexible interconnect cable with ribbonized ends
US8013252B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01B7/0892
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cable assembly has a number of wires each having a central conductor and a surrounding insulating layer. Each wire is unshielded from the other wires, so that the conductor is the only conductive portion of the wire. Each wire has a first end and an opposed second end. The first ends of the wires are secured to each other in a flat ribbon portion in a first sequential arrangement, and the second ends of the wires are secured to each other in the same sequence as the first arrangement, with indicia identifying a selected wire in the sequence. The intermediate portions of the wires are detached from each other, and a sheath having a braided conductive shield may loosely encompass the wires, permitting significant flexibility of the cable.
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