Patent ID: 7220919
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: H01B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cable arrangement, comprising: a) a first cable including at least one twisted pair of conductors, one or more non-conductive fillers, and a jacket, the jacket surrounding the at least one twisted pair of conductors and the one or more non-conductive fillers, the one or more non-conductive fillers being configured to form a helical ridge in the jacket; b) a second cable twisted about the first cable, the second cable including at least one twisted pair of conductors, one or more non-conductive fillers, and a jacket, the jacket of the second cable surrounding the at least one twisted pair of conductors and the one or more non-conductive fillers, the one or more non-conductive fillers of the second cable being configured to form a helical ridge in the jacket of the second cable; c) wherein the first and second cables contact one another along portions of the helical ridges of the first and second cables such that air pockets are created between the first and second cables.