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Woven cable with bonded woven lattice structure
Assignee: Champlain Cable Corp
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Filing: 1969-11-26
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Granted: 1971-06-01
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Expires: 1989-11-26
Abstract
Abstract A woven ribbon cable wherein a woven lattice structure holds a plurality of conductor wires in a given spaced parallel relationship and has its warp and weft members bonded to each other at the intersections thereof, whereby the lattice structure can be pushed back from one end of the cable as a unitary structure without unraveling or fraying during insulation stripping of the cable for termination or any of the wires of the cable can be removed from the cable without disturbing the lattice structure.
Inventors
- 👤 Aime J Perreault
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 14:05
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B7/00; H01B7/08; H01B7/083; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
A woven ribbon cable comprising: A plurality of insulated wires extending in a warp direction in generally parallel relationship, said wires being held in parallel relationship by a lattice structure comprising members extending in the warp direction and located between said wires and members extending in a weft direction across the wires and interwoven with said wires and said warp members, said warp members and said weft members being bonded to each other at their points of intersection to provide a unitary lattice structure, the insulation of said wires and said lattice structure being free of bonding therebetween whereby the lattice structure is capable of moving as a unit relative to the insulated wires.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
A woven ribbon cable comprising: A plurality of insulated wires extending in a warp direction in generally parallel relationship, said wires being held in parallel relationship by a lattice structure comprising members extending in the warp direction and located between said wires and members extending in a weft direction across the wires and interwoven with said wires and said warp members, said warp members and said weft members being bonded to each other at their points of intersection to provide a unitary lattice structure, the insulation of said wires and said lattice structure being free of bonding therebetween whereby the lattice structure is capable of moving as a unit relative to the insulated wires.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A cable as recited in claim 1, wherein said lattice structure members are of a material selected from the group of polyamides, polyesters, or cellulosic yarns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A cable as recited in claim 1, wherein said lattice structure members are fiberglass coated with a perfluorocarbon polymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A cable as recited in claim 1 wherein the wires are insulated with a perfluorocarbon polymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A cable as recited in claim 1 wherein the wires are insulated with polyvinyl chloride.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A cable as recited in claim 4, wherein said lattice structure members are of a material selected from the group of polyamides, polyesters, or cellulosic yarns.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
A cable as recited in claim 1, wherein the lattice structure members are fiberglass coated with a plastic material, said plastic material being characterized by the temperature required for effecting bonding of said plastic material to itself being below the temperature required for bonding the insulation to said plastic material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
A cable as recited in claim 4 wherein said lattice structure members are fiberglass coated with a perfluorocarbon polymer, the sintering temperature required for said last-named perfluorocarbon polymer being less than the temperature required for bonding said perfluorocarbon insulation to said lattice structure.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A cable as recited in claim 8 wherein the fiberglass is coated with perfluoroethylene-propylene copolymer and said insulation is polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
85 words
A method for making woven cable comprising: Providing a woven cable having an interwoven lattice structure holding a plurality of wires in spaced parallel relationship, said lattice structure being of a material selected from a group of polyamides, polyesters, or cellulosic yarns, the yarns extending in warp and weft directions, placing said cable in a solvent for a sufficient period of time to bond the individual filaments comprising the yarn together and to bond the warp and weft yarns together at their points of intersection.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
85 words
A method for making woven cable comprising: Providing a woven cable having an interwoven lattice structure holding a plurality of wires in spaced parallel relationship, said lattice structure being of a material selected from a group of polyamides, polyesters, or cellulosic yarns, the yarns extending in warp and weft directions, placing said cable in a solvent for a sufficient period of time to bond the individual filaments comprising the yarn together and to bond the warp and weft yarns together at their points of intersection.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
98 words
A method for making woven cable comprising: Providing a woven cable having an interwoven lattice structure holding a plurality of insulated wires in spaced parallel relationship, said lattice structure comprising fiberglass yarn coated with a plastic material, said plastic material being characterized by the temperature required for effecting bonding of the same to itself being below the temperature required for bonding said insulation to said plastic material, heating said cable at a temperature below the temperature at which said insulation will bond to the insulation for a sufficient period of time to effect bOnding of the lattice structure.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
98 words
A method for making woven cable comprising: Providing a woven cable having an interwoven lattice structure holding a plurality of insulated wires in spaced parallel relationship, said lattice structure comprising fiberglass yarn coated with a plastic material, said plastic material being characterized by the temperature required for effecting bonding of the same to itself being below the temperature required for bonding said insulation to said plastic material, heating said cable at a temperature below the temperature at which said insulation will bond to the insulation for a sufficient period of time to effect bOnding of the lattice structure.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as claimed in claim 11 wherein the wires are coated with sintered polytetrafluoroethylene and the fiberglass is coated with perfluoroethylene-propylene copolymer.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-05-31 | 1974-11-30 | 1975-06-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-05-31 | 1978-11-30 | 1979-06-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-05-31 | 1982-11-30 | 1983-06-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |