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Bonded sheath cable
Assignee: Furukawa Electric North America Inc
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Filing: 1984-06-29
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Granted: 1986-01-07
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Expires: 2004-06-29
Abstract
Abstract A bonded ASP cable includes a multiconductor core which is filled with a waterproofing material. The core is enclosed by a plastic layer (28) which is flooded with a waterproofing material. Wrapped longitudinally about the plastic layer is a corrugated inner shield (31) having a longitudinal seam (35) and having an outer surface covered with a waterproofing material. The inner shield is enclosed by a corrugated outer shield (36) which has an overlapped longitudinal seam (38) and which has an outer surface coated with a layer of an adhesive material. As the outer shield is being formed, a sealant material is introduced into engagement with the inner shield in the vicinity of the longitudinal edge portions of the outer shield. Then as the longitudinal edge portions of the outer shield are overlapped and engaged with each other, the sealant material is caused to flow into cavities between the two shields adjacent to the seam of the outer shield to form a gasket (66). The gasket prevents the ingress of moisture, fills any cavities along which water otherwise could travel, and prevents the egress of waterproofing material through the seam of the outer shield. A plastic jacket (41) is bonded to the outer shield by the layer of adhesive material on its outer surface.
Inventors
- 👤 William D. Bohannon, Jr.
- 👤 Herbert E. Brent
- 👤 Alfred S. Hamilton
- 👤 Michael D. Kinard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 14:19
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B13/00; H01B13/32; H01B13/322; H01B11/00; H01B11/02; H01B11/06; H01B11/10; H01B11/1016; H01B13/22; H01B13/26; H01B13/2613; H01B13/262; H01B7/00; H01B7/17; H01B7/18; H01B7/20; H01B7/202; H01B7/28; H01B7/282; H01B7/285; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A30/00; Y02A30/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
230 words
A bonded sheath, filled cable, which comprises: a core which comprises at least one conductor and which is filled substantially with a waterproofing material; a layer of plastic material which encloses said core; a metallic shield which has a layer of an adhesive material coated on an outer surface thereof and which is wrapped about said layer of plastic material to form a longitudinal overlapped seam having overlying and underlying edge portions with the underlying edge portion being directed generally inwardly and with the overlying edge portion being directed generally inwardly into engagement with the underlying edge portion to form a cavity which extends between said shield and said layer of plastic material in the vicinity of said seam and between the overlying edge portion and the underlying edge portion; a waterproofing material which is disposed between said layer of plastic material and said metallic shield; a gasket which is made of a sealant material and which is disposed within and adjacent to said longitudinal overlapped seam of said shield, said gasket extending from said seam in a direction generally along the periphery of said layer of plastic material and between said shield and said layer of plastic material to fill substantially the at least one cavity; and a jacket which is made of a plastic material and which is bonded to said shield by said layer of adhesive material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
230 words
A bonded sheath, filled cable, which comprises: a core which comprises at least one conductor and which is filled substantially with a waterproofing material; a layer of plastic material which encloses said core; a metallic shield which has a layer of an adhesive material coated on an outer surface thereof and which is wrapped about said layer of plastic material to form a longitudinal overlapped seam having overlying and underlying edge portions with the underlying edge portion being directed generally inwardly and with the overlying edge portion being directed generally inwardly into engagement with the underlying edge portion to form a cavity which extends between said shield and said layer of plastic material in the vicinity of said seam and between the overlying edge portion and the underlying edge portion; a waterproofing material which is disposed between said layer of plastic material and said metallic shield; a gasket which is made of a sealant material and which is disposed within and adjacent to said longitudinal overlapped seam of said shield, said gasket extending from said seam in a direction generally along the periphery of said layer of plastic material and between said shield and said layer of plastic material to fill substantially the at least one cavity; and a jacket which is made of a plastic material and which is bonded to said shield by said layer of adhesive material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The cable of claim 1, wherein said sealant material is a thermoplastic sealant material which has sufficient adhesion to said metallic shield to seal said seam.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The cable of claim 1, wherein said overlapped seam is formed by overlying and underlying longitudinal edge portions of said shield and wherein the overlying edge portion of said shield is directed inwardly into engagement with the underlying edge portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cable of claim 1, wherein said gasket extends circumferentially of said core in opposite directions from said seam.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
63 words
The cable of claim 1, wherein an outer surface of said shield is coated with a first layer of an adhesive material and with a second layer of a polymer material, and wherein said first layer of adhesive material is bonded to an outer surface of said shield and to said second layer and said second layer is bonded to said plastic jacket.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
The cable of claim 1, wherein said overlapped seam is formed by underlying and overlying edge portions of said shield, and wherein a bead of the sealant material is formed in a step formed at the junction of the edge surface of the overlying longitudinal edge portion and an outer surface of the underlying portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
307 words
A filled, bonded sheath cable, which comprises: a cable core which is filled substantially with a waterproofing material; a layer of a plastic material which encloses said core; an inner shield which encloses said layer of plastic material, which comprises a metallic material having a relatively high conductivity, and which is wrapped longitudinally about the core, said inner shield being covered along an outer surface with a waterproofing material; a waterproofing material which is disposed between said layer of plastic material and said inner metallic shield; an outer shield which is made of a metallic material having a relatively high modulus of elasticity and which is wrapped about said inner shield to form a longitudinal overlapped seam having overlying and underlying edge portions with the underlying edge portion being directed generally inwardly and with the overlying edge portion being directed generally inwardly into engagement with the underlying edge portion to form cavities between said inner and outer shields in the vicinity of said seam and between the overlying and underlying edge portions of said outer shield, said outer shield having an outer surface which is coated with a layer of an adhesive material; a jacket which is made of a plastic material and which is bonded by said layer of adhesive material to said outer surface of said outer metallic shield; and a gasket which is made of a sealant material and which is disposed within and adjacent to said longitudinal seam of said outer metallic shield in engagement with inner and outer surfaces of said outer metallic shield, said gasket extending circumferentially of said core in opposite directions from said seam of said outer shield to fill the cavities between said outer and inner shields to prevent the movement of waterproofing material through said seam of said outer shield to prevent the longitudinal movement of water.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
307 words
A filled, bonded sheath cable, which comprises: a cable core which is filled substantially with a waterproofing material; a layer of a plastic material which encloses said core; an inner shield which encloses said layer of plastic material, which comprises a metallic material having a relatively high conductivity, and which is wrapped longitudinally about the core, said inner shield being covered along an outer surface with a waterproofing material; a waterproofing material which is disposed between said layer of plastic material and said inner metallic shield; an outer shield which is made of a metallic material having a relatively high modulus of elasticity and which is wrapped about said inner shield to form a longitudinal overlapped seam having overlying and underlying edge portions with the underlying edge portion being directed generally inwardly and with the overlying edge portion being directed generally inwardly into engagement with the underlying edge portion to form cavities between said inner and outer shields in the vicinity of said seam and between the overlying and underlying edge portions of said outer shield, said outer shield having an outer surface which is coated with a layer of an adhesive material; a jacket which is made of a plastic material and which is bonded by said layer of adhesive material to said outer surface of said outer metallic shield; and a gasket which is made of a sealant material and which is disposed within and adjacent to said longitudinal seam of said outer metallic shield in engagement with inner and outer surfaces of said outer metallic shield, said gasket extending circumferentially of said core in opposite directions from said seam of said outer shield to fill the cavities between said outer and inner shields to prevent the movement of waterproofing material through said seam of said outer shield to prevent the longitudinal movement of water.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The cable of claim 7, wherein the waterproofing material between the layer of plastic material and the inner shield is the same waterproofing material which covers the outer surface of said inner shield.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cable of claim 7, wherein said seam of said inner shield is a longitudinal overlapped seam.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
The cable of claim 7, wherein said sealant material is a thermoplastic sealant material which is suitably adhered to surfaces of said inner and outer shields to prevent separation of the gasket from said inner and outer shields and to facing surfaces of overlapping longitudinal edge portions of said outer shield to bond together the overlapping edge portions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cable of claim 7, wherein said seams of said outer and inner shields are displaced in a direction circumferentially of the core.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The cable of claim 7, wherein said outer shield is made of steel and said inner shield is made of aluminum.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The cable of claim 7, wherein an overlying longitudinal edge portion of said outer shield is directed inwardly generally radially into engagement with an underlying longitudinal edge portion.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The cable of claim 7, wherein said adhesive material is an acrylic acid copolymer material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
66 words
The cable of claim 7, wherein an outer surface of said outer shield is coated with a first layer of an adhesive material and a second layer of a polymer material, and wherein said first layer of adhesive material is bonded to said outer surface of said outer shield and to said second layer of material and said second layer is bonded to said plastic jacket.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
59 words
The cable of claim 7, wherein said overlapped seam of said outer shield is formed by underlying and overlying edge portions of said outer shield and wherein a bead of said sealant material is formed in a step formed at the junction of the edge surface of the overlying edge portion and an outer surface of the underlying portion.
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