Belden Wire & Cable Company

Thomas J Siekierka

Robert David Kenny

Paul Z Vanderlaan

A twisted pair cable which is exceptionally suitable for high frequency signal transmission. One embodiment provides a twisted pair cable having two conductors with a foamed dielectric surrounding each conductor, and having a center-to-center conductor spacing at any point along a 1000 ft. cable that varies &plusmn;0.03 times the average of the center-to-center conductor. Another embodiment provides a twisted pair cable having two conductors with a foamed dielectric surrounding each conductor, and having an impedance of 90 to 110 ohms with a tolerance of &plusmn;5% of an average impedance. The preferred twisted pair cable has their dielectrics joined along the entire length thereof.

Twisted pair cable

A patch high-speed cable for LAN applications having a jacket surrounding at least two twisted-pair insulated cables. Each of the twisted-pair cables have at least one tin sealed stranded tinned metal conductor. The tin sealed stranded tinned metal conductor has 7 or 19 tinned metal strands and a size of 24 or 26 AWG. Each of the tinned metal strands has a tin coating of 20 to 90 micro-inches. The insulation on the metal conductor has a thickness of about 0.007 to about 0.011 inches and a dielectric constant of about 2.2-2.5 and a dissipation factor of 0.0001 to 0.001. The twisted pair cable has an attenuation dB/100 ft. increase of less than 1.0 and preferably less than 0.5 when subjected, as an unterminated twisted pair cable over a 35 day period, to 100 MHz per 100 ft. and ambient air having a humidity of 40 to 80%.

Patch cable for high-speed LAN applications

We provide a twisted pair cable which is exceptionally suitable for high frequency signal transmission. One embodiment provides a twisted pair cable having a center-to-center conductor spacing at any point along a 1000 ft. cable that varies .+-.0.03 times the average of the center-to-center conductor. Another embodiment provides a twisted pair cable having an impedance of 90 to 110 ohms with a tolerance of .+-.5% of an average impedance. The preferred twisted pair cable has their dielectrics joined along the entire length thereof. Preferably, the two adjoined insulated conductors have an adhesion strength of between 0.1 to 5 lbs. force and preferably 0.25 to 2.5 lbs. force.

This patent describes a cable which is exceptionally suitable for high frequency signal transmission which includes at least two adjoined insulated conductors which are twisted together to form a pair. The pair(s) of adjoined insulated conductors are preferably encased within a thermoplastic, fluorocopolymer, or rubber type material. The embodiment may employ a metallic shield under the encasement. The variation of center to center conductor spacing within a pair as described above should be less than a value equal to about 0.03 times the statistical average of the center to center conductor spacing. The preferred cable has an average impedance of 90 to 110 ohms with a tolerance of .+-.5% when measured at high frequencies along any 1000 ft. of cable. Additionally, the two adjoined insulated conductors should have an adhesion strength of no more than 5 lbs. force.

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Richmond, IN, United States of America

Thomas J Siekierka