(19)
(11) EP 0 136 040 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.04.1987 Bulletin 1987/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.04.1985 Bulletin 1985/14

(21) Application number: 84305602

(22) Date of filing: 17.08.1984
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT SE

(30) Priority: 31.08.1983 US 527998

(71) Applicant: MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
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(72) Inventor:
  • Da Costa Limao Gatta, Jose Antonio c/o MINNESOTA
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(54) Round jacketed electrical cable


(57) © A round jacketed electrical cable (26) having a plurality of longitudinally extending conductors (18) with insulation (20) encasing each of the conductors (18). The conductors (18) have bonded longitudinal portions (14) forming a unitary ribbon cable (10) and having separated longitudinal portions (16) in which the insulation (20) of the conductors (18) are laterally separate. The insulation (20) in the bonded longitudinally portions (14) form lateral alignment grooves (22). The ribbon cable (10) in the bonded longitudinal portions (14) is folded over onto itself forming a plurality of pleats (28, 30). A jacket (24) surrounds the insulation (20). An electrical cable (26) is formed which has physical characteristics of being round and flexible as well as being mass terminable.






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