Patent ID: 6384326
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: H01B

Abstract:
A cable shield for a cable which transmits an electrical signal, comprising:an overwrap portion in the form of an electrically conductive sheet having an upper surface and a lower surface, the sheet constructed to be wrapped around and act as an RF shield to a cable which transmits an electrical signal, the sheet having opposite edges which can meet in overlapping engagement when the sheet is wrapped around the cable; a first dry conductive adhesive portion disposed along one of said edges and a second dry conductive adhesive portion, formulated to bond with the first adhesive portion and form an adhesive bond therewith disposed on the opposite edge of the sheet, and the adhesive portions are positioned and the sheet is constructed and arranged such that when the sheet is wrapped around the cable having a circumference smaller than the distance between the two edges, the first and second adhesive portions can be brought into contact and form the adhesive bond, and each adhesive portion formulated so that it does not bond to the material of the sheet.