Cable shielding tape and cable

Claim 1

A corrosion resistant cable shielding tape adapted for use in an electrical power or communications cable, said cable comprising a core of at least one insulated conductor, a shield surrounding the core and an outer plastic jacket surrounding and bonded to the shield, said shield comprising: (1) metal strip having adhered to at least one side thereof a first adhesive layer composed of a copolymer of ethylene and from about 2 to about 20 percent based on copolymer weight of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, the adhesive bond between said metal strip and said first adhesive layer being at least 2 pounds per inch of shielding tape width and sufficient to withstand delamination under conditions of normal use; and (2) a bond control layer composed of a polymeric resinous material strippably adhered to said first adhesive layer, the adhesive bond between said first adhesive layer and said bond control layer being from about 2to about 20 pounds per one inch of shielding tape width and sufficient to withstand delamination under conditions of normal use but being less than the adhesive bond between said first adhesive layer and said metal strip, whereby, when the jacket is stripped from the cable, said bond control layer separates from said first adhesive layer prior to declamination of said first adhesive layer from said metal strip, leaving said first adhesive layer tightly adhered to said metal strip to provide corrosion protection thereto.