Separator for communication cable with shaped ends

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9018530-B2
Application number	US-201213557906-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 25, 2012
Priority date	Feb 11, 2009
Publication date	Apr 28, 2015
Grant date	Apr 28, 2015

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

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 secon…

Assignees

• Camp Ii David P
• Brown Scott M
• Kenny Robert D
• Gen Cable Technologies Corp

Inventors

• Camp Ii David P
• Brown Scott M
• Kenny Robert D

Classifications

• G02B6/4489

  Physics · mapped topic

• H01B7/295

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01B11/04 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic