Patent ID: 8575490

Claim:
A cable for carrying electrical signals, comprising: a plurality of wires substantially disposed in a plane; and a spacer positioned in the plane between two of the plurality of wires, wherein: the spacer comprises a first spacer element and a second spacer element; the first spacer element maintains the two of the plurality of wires at no less than a minimum distance apart from one another along a first region of the length of the cable; the second spacer element maintains the two of the plurality of wires at no less than the minimum distance apart from one another along a second region of the length of the cable; the first spacer element provides the first region with a first resistance to bending in a first direction with respect to the length of the cable; the second spacer element provides the second region with a second resistance to bending in the first direction with respect to the length of the cable; the first resistance is different than the second resistance; and the first region and the second region are different regions along the length of the cable.