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Methods of making dual jacketed cable
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1977-06-06
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Granted: 1979-01-16
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Expires: 1997-06-06
Abstract
Abstract A process is taught for producing plastic jacketed cable for use in underground ducts exposed to unusually high temperatures and having a corrugated metallic shield which imprints the plastic covering includes an inner jacket capable of providing and maintaining adequate strength properties notwithstanding imprinting thereof by the corrugations of the shield contiguous thereto and an outer jacket superimposed over the inner jacket and suitable for resisting degradation while being exposed to elevated temperatures for sustained periods of time.
Inventors
- 👤 Matthew R. Dembiak
- 👤 Wayne McC. Newton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 01:21
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B7/00; H01B7/17; H01B7/29; H01B7/292; H01B7/18; H01B7/1875
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
A method of making a cable having a core comprising a plurality of individually insulated conductors, which includes the steps of: advancing a core, having a longitudinal centerline, along a path of travel; applying a corrugated metallic strip having inwardly and outwardly facing major surfaces around the advancing core to form an overlapped seam with the inwardly facing major surface facing the core; extruding a first polymeric material over the metallic strip in intimate contact with the outwardly facing major surface to form an inner jacket which covers the metallic strip and in which the distance from the longitudinal centerline of the core to an outwardly facing surface of the first polymeric material is at least slightly greater than the distance from the longitudinal centerline to the outermost portions of the corrugated metallic strip; and extruding a second polymeric material over the first polymeric material to form an outer jacket, the second polymeric material being capable of withstanding temperatures of at least 212° F. without impairing the integrity of the cable and the first polymeric material having a critical notch depth ratio which is substantially greater than that of the second polymeric material to maintain the structural integrity of the cable notwithstanding corrugation imprint of the first polymeric material by the corrugations of the metallic strip.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
216 words
A method of making a cable having a core comprising a plurality of individually insulated conductors, which includes the steps of: advancing a core, having a longitudinal centerline, along a path of travel; applying a corrugated metallic strip having inwardly and outwardly facing major surfaces around the advancing core to form an overlapped seam with the inwardly facing major surface facing the core; extruding a first polymeric material over the metallic strip in intimate contact with the outwardly facing major surface to form an inner jacket which covers the metallic strip and in which the distance from the longitudinal centerline of the core to an outwardly facing surface of the first polymeric material is at least slightly greater than the distance from the longitudinal centerline to the outermost portions of the corrugated metallic strip; and extruding a second polymeric material over the first polymeric material to form an outer jacket, the second polymeric material being capable of withstanding temperatures of at least 212° F. without impairing the integrity of the cable and the first polymeric material having a critical notch depth ratio which is substantially greater than that of the second polymeric material to maintain the structural integrity of the cable notwithstanding corrugation imprint of the first polymeric material by the corrugations of the metallic strip.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the jacket of the first polymeric material is at least air cooled prior to extrusion of the jacket of the second polymeric material thereover.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the core having the jacket of first polymeric material thereover is advanced through a water trough prior to the extrusion of the outer jacket of the second polymeric material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the first polymeric material experiences no appreciable change in percent elongation at a temperature at least as low as 40° F. with a notch depth ratio of at least 30.
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