Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A highly flexible, shielded, elongate electrical cable comprising: flexible conductor means for conducting electrical current; flexible shield means for conducting electrical current, said shield means comprising braided strands of wire encircling said conductor means and electrically insulated therefrom; flexible material immediately underlying said shield means characterized in that said braided strands of wire loosely encircle said material immediately underlying said shield means and apply substantially no force in a transversely inward direction against said material immediately underlying said shield means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
A highly flexible, shielded, elongate electrical cable comprising: flexible conductor means for conducting electrical current; flexible shield means for conducting electrical current, said shield means comprising braided strands of wire encircling said conductor means and electrically insulated therefrom; flexible material immediately underlying said shield means characterized in that said braided strands of wire loosely encircle said material immediately underlying said shield means and apply substantially no force in a transversely inward direction against said material immediately underlying said shield means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cable of claim 1, further including means defining a clearance between said braided strands and said material immediately underlying said shield means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The cable of claim 1 wherein said braided strands of wire cover. at least about 95% of said material immediately underlying said shield means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The cable of claim 1, further including an exterior flexible dielectric jacket and material immediately underlying said jacket, said jacket loosely encircling said material immediately underlying said jacket and applying substantially no force in a transversely inward direction against said material immediately underlying said jacket.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The cable of claim 4, further including means defining a clearance between said jacket and said material immediately underlying said jacket.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
60 words
A method of making a highly flexible, shielded electrical cable comprising providing an elongate, flexible, electrical conductor assembly having an outer surface of flexible dielectric material; characterized by braiding a flexible shield of electrically conductive wire around said conductor assembly so that said wire applies substantially no force in a transversely inward direction against the material immediately underlying said shield.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
60 words
A method of making a highly flexible, shielded electrical cable comprising providing an elongate, flexible, electrical conductor assembly having an outer surface of flexible dielectric material; characterized by braiding a flexible shield of electrically conductive wire around said conductor assembly so that said wire applies substantially no force in a transversely inward direction against the material immediately underlying said shield.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 6, further including braiding said shield so as to form a clearance between said shield and the material immediately underlying said shield.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 6, further including braiding said shield so as to cover at least about 95% of the material immediately underlying said shield.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 6, further including loosely encircling said shield with a flexible dielectric jacket so that said jacket applies substantially no force in a transversely inward direction against the material immediately underlying said jacket.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 9, further including forming a clearance between said jacket and the material immediately underlying said jacket.