Patent ID: 7022918

Claim:
A coaxial cable comprising: an inner conductor; a dielectric layer surrounding said inner conductor; an outer conductor surrounding said dielectric layer; and a precoat layer disposed between said inner conductor and said dielectric layer, said precoat layer forming a first bond interface with the inner conductor and a second bond interface with the dielectric layer, wherein the ratio of the axial shear strength of the first bond to the axial shear strength of the second bond is less than 1, the precoat layer being of sufficient thickness and continuity as to block axial migration of moisture along the inner conductor, and wherein the strength of said first and second bond interfaces is such that the precoat layer is removed completely and cleanly from the inner conductor as a result of the shear forces applied to the precoat layer during preparation of the cable end for receiving a connector using a standard commercially available coaxial cable coring tool.