Patent ID: 7750244

Claim:
An electrical cable comprising: a plurality of conductors, each of said plurality of conductors being substantially wrapped with a water swellable tape, said plurality of conductors being disposed adjacent to each other thereby forming an inner set of interstitial voids and an outer set of interstitial voids between each of said plurality of conductors; a plurality of solid fillers and a plurality of water swellable yarns disposed in said inner set of interstitial voids and said outer set of interstitial voids, each of the plurality of solid fillers and each of the plurality of water swellable yarns individually disposed in one of said inner set of interstitial voids and said outer set of interstitial voids; and a jacket disposed on an outermost surface of said electrical cable, wherein said plurality of solid fillers and said plurality of water swellable yarns are disposed in said inner set of interstitial voids and said outer set of interstitial voids such that said electrical cable has a substantially circular cross section.