Screened electric cable provided with zones for rapid parallel connection

Claim 1

A multi-conductor electric cable comprising at least two insulated conductors, a metallic screen surrounding said conductors, each conductor being connectable in parallel to an electrical contact without cutting the cable, said connections being makable in predetermined zones of the cable, said zones being short relative to the distance between two successive zones, with all of the conductors in each zone being parallel to one another and contained in a plane, and wherein, in each connection zone said cable further comprises: (a) an uninsulated conductor element in addition to said at least two insulated conductors, said uninsulated conductor element being in electrical contact with the screen of the electric cable at both ends of said connection zone, thereby providing electrical continuity for the screen from one end to the other of the connection zone and also making it possible to provide a parallel connection between the screening and an electrical contact, and wherein: (b) the at least two insulated conductors and the uninsulated conductor element are disposed at precise and predetermined distances relative to one another, and (c) the metallic screen is substantially devoid of the periphery of the cable, and wherein outside of said connection zones said metallic screen fully surrounds the conductors.