Patent ID: 8426732

Claim:
A communication cable comprising: four twisted pair of individually insulated electrical conductors extending lengthwise; an outer jacket covering the four twisted pairs; and a flexible member extending lengthwise and spatially configuring the four twisted pairs, the flexible member comprising: a first portion that forms two cavities within the outer jacket with two of the twisted pairs disposed in a first of the two cavities and the other two twisted pairs disposed in a second of the two cavities, wherein the differences between twist rates of twisted pairs that are circumferentially adjacent one another are greater than the differences between twist rates of twisted pairs that are diagonal from one another; and at least one second portion having a thickness that is substantially the same as that of the first strip, the at least one second portion joined to one end of the first portion and contacting the outer jacket, wherein the flexible member has a cross section having a T-shape, a Y-shape, an L-shape, or a J-shape.