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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1986
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1980
Peter Noorily, Queens, NY (US);
Thomas & Betts Corporation, Raritan, NJ (US);
Abstract
An electrical cable assembly for use in particular with undercarpet wiring systems has a flat multiconductor cable encased in electrical insulation, an insulative film extending lengthwise on the cable and an electrically conductive member overlying the film lengthwise, the conductive member having successive lengthwise extents that are respectively unsecured and secured to the cable. The film is provided with openings therethrough in registry with an exclusive one of the cable conductors through which the conductive member extents are connected to the cable. An electrically conductive shield preferably extends lengthwise with and overlies the conductive member. The shield is selected from material having a hardness greater than that of the conductive member. The material of the conductive member is preferably less cathodic in the electromotive series than the shield material so that in the presence of a corroding medium the shield and not the conductive member will first galvanically corrode.