Patent ID: 6114632
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: H01B

Abstract:
A hybrid cable electrically coupled between a panel and an outlet and providing for power transmission or bower distribution and data or voice communications between the panel and a computer workstation electrically coupled to the outlet, the hybrid cable comprising:(a) a first group of one or more conductors for supplying power;(b) a second group of one or more conductors for transmitting voice or data signals;(c) a first insulation sheath enclosing the first group of one or more conductors for insulating the second group of one or more conductors from a magnetic field produced by the first group of one or more conductors, the first insulation sheath comprising an inner layer of organic compound material overlaid by an outer layer of magnetic material;(d) a second insulation sheath enclosing the second group of one or more conductors for additionally insulating the second group of one or more conductors from the magnetic field produced by the first group of one or more conductors, the second insulation sheath comprising an inner layer of organic compound material overlaid by an outer layer of magnetic material;(e) a third insulation sheath enclosing both the first and second insulation sheaths.