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Flame resistant insulated electrical wire and cable construction
Assignee: SUBTEX Inc A CORP OF DE
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Filing: 1981-01-19
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Granted: 1984-02-07
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Expires: 2001-01-19
Abstract
Abstract A flame resistant insulated electrical wire and/or cable construction formed by wrapping a wire or cable conductor with a heat resistant flexible refractory tape comprising a porous base fabric, preferably a knit fiberglass fabric that has been coated and impregnated with refractory materials. These refractory materials are bonded to both the surface and interstices of the base fabric by means of a bonding agent, such that the fabric remains flexible and retains its stretch properties. In the presence of relatively extreme temperature and heat (e.g., above 1750° F.), the bonding agent will decompose without flaming, while the refractory materials will fuse into the softened surface of the knit fiberglass base fabric forming a high temperature resistant structure with ceramic qualities and insulative properties.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen George
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:20
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B3/00; H01B3/02; C; C04; C04B; C04B26/00; C04B26/02; C04B26/04; C04B26/06; C04B28/00; C04B28/24; H01B7/00; H01B7/17; H01B7/29; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/2936; Y10T428/294; Y10T428/2942; Y10T428/2947; Y10T428/2949; Y10T428/2958; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2631; Y10T442/2926; Y10T442/2992; Y10T442/30; Y10T442/3976; Y10T442/40; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/696
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A high temperature and flame resistant insulated wire or cable construction comprising: an electrical conductor; an insulating tape wrapped around said conductor, said insulating tape comprising: a porous flame resistant base fabric; a refractory coating comprising refractory materials and a bonding agent, said refractory coating formed on the surface and interstices of said base fabric by applying said refractory coating to both sides of said fabric, and said refractory materials being capable of fusing with said porous base fabric at elevated temperatures; a polymeric coating formed on the outside surface of one of the refractory coatings; and an adhesive applied to the outside surface of the other of said refractory coatings.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A high temperature and flame resistant insulated wire or cable construction comprising: an electrical conductor; an insulating tape wrapped around said conductor, said insulating tape comprising: a porous flame resistant base fabric; a refractory coating comprising refractory materials and a bonding agent, said refractory coating formed on the surface and interstices of said base fabric by applying said refractory coating to both sides of said fabric, and said refractory materials being capable of fusing with said porous base fabric at elevated temperatures; a polymeric coating formed on the outside surface of one of the refractory coatings; and an adhesive applied to the outside surface of the other of said refractory coatings.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
An insulated wire or cable construction as in claim 1 in which the refractory materials are alumina, zirconia, calcium silicate, sisicon dioxide or mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
An insulated wire or cable construction as in claim 1 in which the bonding agent is acrylic latex resin or acrylic latex resin and colloidal silica.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
An insulated wire or cable construction as in claim 3 in which the bonding agent also comprises a thickening agent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
An insulated wire or cable construction as in claim 1 in which the porous flame resistant base fabric is a knitted fiberglass, a woven fiberglass or a non-woven, porous web of fiberglass.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
An insulated wire or cable construction as in claim 1 wherein the polymeric coating comprises polyvinyl chloride.
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