CPC H01B 7/184 (2013.01) [H01B 7/225 (2013.01); H01B 7/00 (2013.01); H01B 7/02 (2013.01); H01B 7/025 (2013.01); H01B 7/0241 (2013.01); H01B 7/0258 (2013.01); H01B 7/0283 (2013.01); H01B 7/04 (2013.01); H01B 7/08 (2013.01); H01B 7/17 (2013.01); H01B 7/185 (2013.01); H01B 7/186 (2013.01); H01B 7/1855 (2013.01); H01B 7/208 (2013.01); H01B 9/00 (2013.01); H01B 9/02 (2013.01); H01B 9/021 (2013.01); H01B 9/023 (2013.01); H01B 9/024 (2013.01); H01B 9/025 (2013.01); H01B 9/04 (2013.01); H01B 11/00 (2013.01); H01B 11/02 (2013.01); H01B 11/08 (2013.01); H01B 11/10 (2013.01); H01B 11/1834 (2013.01); H01B 11/1847 (2013.01); H01B 11/1852 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A cable assembly, comprising:
a plurality of conductors contained within a metal sheath; and
an assembly tape wrapped about the plurality of conductors, the assembly tape arranged as a plurality of adjacent bands each having a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge of a first band of the plurality of adjacent bands overlaps with the second edge of a second band of the plurality of adjacent bands, wherein the first and second bands are adjacent and in direct contact with one another, the assembly tape including a plurality of notches formed only along the first edge of the assembly tape, wherein an entirety of a perimeter of each notch of the plurality of notches is positioned directly atop an exterior surface of the assembly tape, and wherein the assembly tape is made entirely from a biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, a mono-oriented polypropylene (MOPP) film, or a polypropylene film.
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