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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
May. 29, 1997
Alan N Moe, Hickory, NC (US);
Bruce J Carlson, Hickory, NC (US);
Mark A Garner, Newton, NC (US);
Scott M Adams, Catawba, NC (US);
CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A flexible coaxial cable includes a core including at least one inner conductor and a foam polymer dielectric surrounding the inner conductor. The flexible coaxial cable also includes an electrically and mechanically continuous tubular copper sheath closely surrounding the core and adhesively bonded to the core. A protective outer jacket surrounds the tubular metallic sheath and is adhesively bonded to the tubular metallic sheath to increase the bending properties of the cable. The bond peel strength of the adhesive bond between the polymer jacket and the sheath is no more than 36 lb./in to provide a coaxial cable having excellent bending characteristics and which can be easily stripped to provide an electrical connection between the coaxial cable and other conductive elements. The present invention also includes a method of making flexible coaxial cable.