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US3582532A
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Shielded jacket assembly for flat cables
Assignee: Individual
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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 normally fully flattened tubular jacket assembly of flexible nonconductive material having a reclosable interlocking seam and enclosing a longitudinally split inner tubular layer of flexible conductive electric shielding material adapted to embrace a flat cable of conductors. The shielding tube is permanently attached to the interior side of the nonconductive material and to a grounding conductor.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter A Plummer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:11
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/02; H02G3/04; H02G3/0462; H02G3/0487; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S174/00; Y10S174/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
An article of manufacture comprising a flat tubular shielded jacket assembly for enclosing a flat cable of conductors comprising, a flattened tubular main body of supple thin sheet plastic material having each flattened opposite edge thereof secured together along a narrow flat band, one sidewall of said flattened main body having reclosable seam forming means secured to and extending lengthwise thereof and providing ready access to its interior when disengaged, a thin flexible strip of conductive electrical shielding material secured to the interior of said main body having a width in excess of the girth of a flat cable of conductors to be enclosed thereby, and the opposite lateral edge portions of said shielding being folded toward one another inwardly of the flattened opposite edges of the main body of said jacket and having the free edges of said conductive strip in overlapping contacting relation thereby to provide a split flattened tubular enclosure of electrical shielding adapted to receive and fully embrace a flat cable of conductors.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
An article of manufacture comprising a flat tubular shielded jacket assembly for enclosing a flat cable of conductors comprising, a flattened tubular main body of supple thin sheet plastic material having each flattened opposite edge thereof secured together along a narrow flat band, one sidewall of said flattened main body having reclosable seam forming means secured to and extending lengthwise thereof and providing ready access to its interior when disengaged, a thin flexible strip of conductive electrical shielding material secured to the interior of said main body having a width in excess of the girth of a flat cable of conductors to be enclosed thereby, and the opposite lateral edge portions of said shielding being folded toward one another inwardly of the flattened opposite edges of the main body of said jacket and having the free edges of said conductive strip in overlapping contacting relation thereby to provide a split flattened tubular enclosure of electrical shielding adapted to receive and fully embrace a flat cable of conductors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
An article of manufacture as defined in claim 1 characterized in that the opposite lateral edges of said main body are held together in flattened coplanar relation by having the juxtaposed interior surfaces thereof bonded together.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
An article of manufacture as defined in claim 1 characterized in that the opPosite lateral edges of said main body are heat fused together in coplanar relation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
An article of manufacture as defined in claim 1 characterized in that said strip of conductive electrical shielding material comprises multiple layers of fine mesh wire netting and a flexible fine wire cable secured to said wire netting and extending lengthwise of said main body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
An article of manufacture as defined in claim 1 characterized in that the main body of said jacket assembly and said seam forming reclosable means are formed of flexible thin-walled plastic heat fused together.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
An article of manufacture as defined in claim 1 characterized in that said conductive electrical shielding layer is attached to said main body along a narrow strip area extending lengthwise of said main body between the opposite lateral edges thereof with the opposite lateral edges of said conductive material free of said main body and accessible for folding about a flat cable of conductors.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
156 words
An article of manufacture comprising a unitary flattened tubular jacket formed of supple thin sheet plastic, the opposite sides of said flattened jacket normally lying parallel to and substantially against one another when not assembled about flat cable, one of said flat sides having reclosable seam forming means secured to and extending lengthwise thereof and providing ready access to the interior of said jacket when open, a thin flexible strip of conductive electrical shielding material secured to the interior of said jacket from end to end thereof and having a width in excess of the girth of a flat cable of conductors to be enclosed thereby, the opposite lateral edges of said strip of shielding being foldable into overlapping contacting relation to one another about the opposite edges of a flat cable to fully embrace said cable, and said seam forming means being closable to hold the edges of said electrical shielding overlapped and pressed together.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
156 words
An article of manufacture comprising a unitary flattened tubular jacket formed of supple thin sheet plastic, the opposite sides of said flattened jacket normally lying parallel to and substantially against one another when not assembled about flat cable, one of said flat sides having reclosable seam forming means secured to and extending lengthwise thereof and providing ready access to the interior of said jacket when open, a thin flexible strip of conductive electrical shielding material secured to the interior of said jacket from end to end thereof and having a width in excess of the girth of a flat cable of conductors to be enclosed thereby, the opposite lateral edges of said strip of shielding being foldable into overlapping contacting relation to one another about the opposite edges of a flat cable to fully embrace said cable, and said seam forming means being closable to hold the edges of said electrical shielding overlapped and pressed together.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
63 words
An article of manufacture as defined in claim 7 characterized in that said electrical shielding strip is secured to one interior side of said jacket along a narrow strip located between the opposite lateral edges of said shielding strip, and a thin flexible braided conductor in electrical contact with said shielding strip secured thereto and to said jacket from end to end thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
109 words
An article of manufacture comprising a flat tubular jacket assembly, comprising upper and lower elongated strips of flexible nonconductive material lying generally flat and parallel to one another in superimposed relation with their juxtaposed lateral edges bonded together, a plurality of pairs of insulated conductors extending lengthwise of and in side-by-side relation between the opposite lateral edges of said upper and lower strips of nonconductive material, conductive shielding enclosed by said nonconductive strips and embracing said pairs of conductors for shielding the same against the passage of electrical flux fields, said conductive shielding means secured to said nonconductive material and extending from end to end of said nonconductive strips.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
109 words
An article of manufacture comprising a flat tubular jacket assembly, comprising upper and lower elongated strips of flexible nonconductive material lying generally flat and parallel to one another in superimposed relation with their juxtaposed lateral edges bonded together, a plurality of pairs of insulated conductors extending lengthwise of and in side-by-side relation between the opposite lateral edges of said upper and lower strips of nonconductive material, conductive shielding enclosed by said nonconductive strips and embracing said pairs of conductors for shielding the same against the passage of electrical flux fields, said conductive shielding means secured to said nonconductive material and extending from end to end of said nonconductive strips.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
51 words
An article of manufacture as defined in claim 9 characterized in the provision of means including nonconductive dielectric material secured about and between said conductors and effective to hold the same assembled in flat ribbonlike array in a plane between and parallel to said upper and lower strips of nonconductive material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
An article of manufacture as defined in claim 9 characterized in that the lateral edges of said nonconductive strips are bonded together by heat fusion.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
An article of manufacture as defined in claim 10 characterized in that one of said nonconductive strips is equipped with nonconductive reclosable seam means providing access to said pairs of conductors.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |