Cable assembly for detecting the ingress of water inside a cable
CA 1134920 A · Owner: Canada Wire And Cable Limited · Inventors: Vokey, David E.
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A cable assembly for detecting the ingress of water inside a cable is disclosed. The cable assembly comprises a moisture detecting tape constructed of two parallel bare conductors laminated to an insulating substrate. The tape thus constructed is applied in an open helix around the conductor core of a cable. A suitable plastic jacket is extruded over the cable core and the moisture detecting tape. A shielding tape may also be applied over the cable core and the moisture detecting tape prior to extrusion of the overall plastic jacket. The cable thus constructed with the integral moisture detecting tape is adapted for connection to a suitable sensing apparatus at one end, and should moisture …
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- Granted November 2, 1982. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 2, 1999.
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