Noiseless solid conductor flexible cable

Claim 2

An electrical cable comprising: a first flat, thin, flexible first electrical conductor with corrugations at the ends transverse to its length; a first and second electrical connector, one connector having at least one electrically conducting pin and the other connector having at least one electrically conducting socket connected to the ends of said first conductor, respectively; a first and second electrically insulating disk, each having holes corresponding to the pins and sockets connected to the ends of said first conductor, respectively; a flexible ribbon material flexibly adhesively connected to said first conductor between the corrugated ends and tautly attached between said first and second connector; and a first elastomeric coating surrounding said ribbon, and first electrical conductor, and forming said first and second connectors to provide an abrasion-resistant, water impermeable coating.

Claim 3

The electrical cable of claim 1 comprising in addition: said ribbon material being a webbing material.

Claim 4

The electrical cable of claim 2 comprising in addition: said webbing material being a nylon webbing.

Claim 5

The electrical cable of claim 1 comprising in addition: said first electrical conductor comprising second and third electrical conductors; said second and third conductors being co-planar and fixedly attached to each other; said second and third electrical conductors being attached to said ribbon material along at least a portion of said second and third conductors.

Claim 6

The electrical cable of claim 4 comprising in addition: said second and third conductors having slack portions between the region of attachment of said ribbon material and said first and second electrical connectors, respectively.

Claim 7

The electrical cable of claim 5 wherein said slack portions of said second and third conductors are in the form of corrugated portions of said second and third conductors.

Claim 8

The electrical cable of claim 5 wherein said slack portions of said second and third conductors are in the form of looped portions of said second and third conductors.

Claim 9

An electrical cable comprising: a flat, thin, flexible first electrical conductor; a first and second electrical connector, one connector having at least one electrically conducting pin and the other connector having at least one electrically conducting socket connected to the ends of said first conductor, respectively; a flexible ribbon material tautly attached between said first and second connector; a first elastomeric coating surrounding said ribbon, first electrical conductor, and forming said first and second connectors to provide an abrasion-resistant, water impermeable coating; a first and second electrically insulating disk, each disk having holes corresponding to the pins and sockets connected to the ends of said first conductor, respectively; said pins and sockets penetrating their respective disk holes to thereby maintain a prescribed spacing from each other respectively; each of said disks also having at least one slot through which said ribbon material passes and is secured to the face of said disks; said first elastomeric coating comprising a second and third elastomeric coating; said second elastomeric coating covering said first conductor, a portion of said connector pins and sockets and a portion of said disks, and the ribbon material between said disks to form a water impermeable covering; and said third elastomeric coating covering said second elastomeric coating and the faces of said disks, to form an abrasion-resistant cover and integral said first and second connectors.

Claim 10

An electrical cable comprising: a flat, thin, flexible first electrical conductor; a first and second electrical connector, one connector having at least one electrically conducting pin and the other connector having at least one electrically conducting socket connected to the ends of said first conductor, respectively; a flexible ribbon material tautly attached between said first and second connector; a first elastomeric coating surrounding said ribbon, first electrical conductor, and forming said first and second connectors to provide an abrasion-resistant, water impermeable coating; a first and second electrically insulating disk, each disk having holes corresponding to the pins and sockets connected to the ends of said first conductor, respectively; said pins and sockets penetrating their respective disk holes to thereby maintain a prescribed spacing from each other respectively; each of said disks also having at least one slot through which said ribbon material passes and is secured to the face of said disks; said first elastomeric coating comprising a second and third elastomeric coating; said second elastomeric coating covering said first conductor, a portion of said connector pins and sockets and a portion of said disks, and the ribbon material between said disks to form a water impermeable covering; and said third elastomeric coating covering said second elastomeric coating and the faces of said disks, to form an abrasion-resistant cover and integral said first and second connectors.

Claim 11

An electrical cable comprising: a planar, flexible first and second electrical conductors; said first and second conductors being in the same plane; an electrical insulator coating holding said first and second conductors in fixed relationship to one another in said plane; first and second disks supporting connector pins and sockets respectively at a predetermined separation of said pins and said sockets; said first and second conductors diverging from each other at their ends to correspond to the separation of said pins and said sockets and connected at their ends to said pins and sockets, respectively; a material attached to said electrical insulator between the regions of said first and second conductors at which they diverge; said material being taut between said first and second disks and the regions at which said first and second conductors diverge; a water impermeable elastomer covering said first and second conductors, a portion of said pins and sockets, and a portion of said first and second disks; an abrasion-resistant elastomer covering said water impermeable elastomer and the portion of said first and second disks not covered by said water impermeable elastomer to form a cable having connector ends containing said pins and sockets, respectively, and said first and second conductor portion between said connectors.

Claim 12

An electrical cable comprising: a planar, flexible first and second electrical conductors; said first and second conductors being in the same plane; an electrical insulator coating holding said first and second conductors in fixed relationship to one another in said plane; first and second disks supporting connector pins and sockets respectively at a predetermined separation of said pins and said sockets; said first and second conductors diverging from each other at their ends to correspond to the separation of said pins and said sockets and connected at their ends to said pins and sockets, respectively; a material attached to said electrical insulator between the regions of said first and second conductors at which they diverge; said material being taut between said first and second disks and the regions at which said first and second conductors diverge; a water impermeable elastomer covering said first and second conductors, a portion of said pins and sockets, and a portion of said first and second disks; an abrasion-resistant elastomer covering said water impermeable elastomer and the portion of said first and second disks not covered by said water impermeable elastomer to form a cable having connector ends containing said pins and sockets, respectively, and said first and second conductor portion between said connectors.

Claim 13

The electrical cable of claim 9 wherein: said electrical insulator coating is a plastic.

Claim 14

The electrical cable of claim 9 wherein: said water impermeable elastomer is chlorosulfanated polyethylene; and said abrasion-resistant elastomer is Neoprene rubber.

Claim 15

The electrical cable of claim 9 wherein: said first and second disks have holes therethrough in a plane parallel to the plane of said first and second conductors for said supporting of said connector pins and sockets; said first and second disks also having slots therethrough, one on each side of the holes, said slots being parallel to the plane of said holes; said material being a planar ribbon of dimensions smaller than said slots to allow said material to pass through said slots; and said water impermeable elastomer securing said ribbon material to said disks and maintaining said material taut between said disks and said regions of said first and second conductors to which said material is attached.

Claim 16

The electrical cable of claim 12 comprising in addition: said ribbon being adhesively attached to a face of each of said disks.

Claim 17

The electrical cable of claim 12 wherein: said ribbon material is a nylon webbing.

Claim 18

The electrical cable of claim 12 wherein: said first and second conductors are corrugated in the region between said disks and said region where said material is attached to said electrical insulator.

Claim 19

The electrical cable of claim 12 wherein: said first and second conductors are in the form of a loop in the region between said disks and said region where said material is attached to said electrical insulator.

Claim 20

An electrical cable comprising: a first flat, thin, flexible first electrical conductor; a first and second electrical connector, one connector having at least one electrically conducting pin and the other connector having at least one electrically conducting socket connected to the ends of said first conductor, respectively; a first and second electrically insulating disk, each having holes corresponding to the pins and sockets connected to the ends of said first conductor, respectively; a flexible ribbon material adhesively connected to said first conductor; and a first elastomeric coating surrounding said ribbon, and first electrical conductor, and forming a first portion of said first and second connectors to provide an abrasion-resistant, water impermeable coating.

Claim 21

An electrical cable comprising: a first flat, thin, flexible first electrical conductor; a first and second electrical connector, one connector having at least one electrically conducting pin and the other connector having at least one electrically conducting socket connected to the ends of said first conductor, respectively; a first and second electrically insulating disk, each having holes corresponding to the pins and sockets connected to the ends of said first conductor, respectively; a flexible ribbon material adhesively connected to said first conductor; and a first elastomeric coating surrounding said ribbon, and first electrical conductor, and forming a first portion of said first and second connectors to provide an abrasion-resistant, water impermeable coating.

Claim 22

The electrical cable of claim 17 comprising in addition: said ribbon material being a webbing material.

Claim 23

The electrical cable of claim 18 comprising in addition: said webbing material being a nylon webbing.

Claim 24

The electrical cable of claim 17 comprising in addition: said first electrical conductor comprising second and third electrical conductors; said second and third conductors being co-planar and fixedly attached to each other; said second and third electrical conductors being attached to said ribbon material along at least a portion of said second and third conductors.

Claim 25

The electrical cable of claim 20 comprising in addition: said second and third conductors having slack portions between the region of attachment of said ribbon material and said first and second electrical connectors, respectively.

Claim 26

The electrical cable of claim 21 wherein said slack portions of said second and third conductors are in the form of corrugated portions of said second and third conductors.

Claim 27

The electrical cable of claim 21 wherein said slack portions of said second and third conductors are in the form of looped portions of said second and third conductors.

Claim 28

An electrical cable comprising: a flat, thin, flexible first electrical conductor; a first and second electrical connector, one connector having at least one electrically conducting pin and the other connector having at least one electrically conducting socket connected to the ends of said first conductor, respectively; a flexible ribbon material attached to said first electrical conductor; a first elastomeric coating surrounding said ribbon, first electrical conductor, and forming said first and second connectors to provide an abrasion-resistant, water impermeable coating; a first and second electrically insulating disk, each disk having holes corresponding to the pins and sockets connected to the ends of said first conductor, respectively; said pins and sockets penetrating their respective disk holes to thereby maintain a prescribed spacing from each other respectively; each of said disks also having at least one slot through which said ribbon material passes and is secured to the face of said disks; said first elastomeric coating comprising a second and third elastomeric coating and a bonding coating; said second elastomeric coating covering said first conductor, a portion of said connector pins and sockets and a portion of said disks, and the ribbon material between said disks to form a water impermeable covering; said bonding coating covering said second elastomeric coating and said first and second disks; and said third elastomeric coating covering said bonding coating, to form an abrasion-resistant cover and integral said first and second connectors.

Claim 29

An electrical cable comprising: a flat, thin, flexible first electrical conductor; a first and second electrical connector, one connector having at least one electrically conducting pin and the other connector having at least one electrically conducting socket connected to the ends of said first conductor, respectively; a flexible ribbon material attached to said first electrical conductor; a first elastomeric coating surrounding said ribbon, first electrical conductor, and forming said first and second connectors to provide an abrasion-resistant, water impermeable coating; a first and second electrically insulating disk, each disk having holes corresponding to the pins and sockets connected to the ends of said first conductor, respectively; said pins and sockets penetrating their respective disk holes to thereby maintain a prescribed spacing from each other respectively; each of said disks also having at least one slot through which said ribbon material passes and is secured to the face of said disks; said first elastomeric coating comprising a second and third elastomeric coating and a bonding coating; said second elastomeric coating covering said first conductor, a portion of said connector pins and sockets and a portion of said disks, and the ribbon material between said disks to form a water impermeable covering; said bonding coating covering said second elastomeric coating and said first and second disks; and said third elastomeric coating covering said bonding coating, to form an abrasion-resistant cover and integral said first and second connectors.

Claim 30

An electrical cable comprising: a planar, flexible first and second electrical conductors; said first and second conductors being in the same plane; an electrical insulator coating holding said first and second conductors in fixed relationship to one another in said plane; first and second disks supporting connector pins and sockets respectively at a predetermined separation of said pins and said sockets; said first and second conductors diverging from each other at their ends to correspond to the separation of said pins and said sockets and connected at their ends to said pins and sockets, respectively; a reinforcing material attached to said electrical insulator between the regions of said first and second conductors at which they diverge; a water impermeable elastomer covering said first and second conductors, a portion of said pins and sockets, and a portion of said first and second disks; and an abrasion-resistant elastomer covering said water impermeable elastomer and the portion of said first and second disks not covered by said water impermeable elastomer to form a cable having connector ends containing said pins and sockets, respectively, and said first and second conductor portion between said connectors.

Claim 31

An electrical cable comprising: a planar, flexible first and second electrical conductors; said first and second conductors being in the same plane; an electrical insulator coating holding said first and second conductors in fixed relationship to one another in said plane; first and second disks supporting connector pins and sockets respectively at a predetermined separation of said pins and said sockets; said first and second conductors diverging from each other at their ends to correspond to the separation of said pins and said sockets and connected at their ends to said pins and sockets, respectively; a reinforcing material attached to said electrical insulator between the regions of said first and second conductors at which they diverge; a water impermeable elastomer covering said first and second conductors, a portion of said pins and sockets, and a portion of said first and second disks; and an abrasion-resistant elastomer covering said water impermeable elastomer and the portion of said first and second disks not covered by said water impermeable elastomer to form a cable having connector ends containing said pins and sockets, respectively, and said first and second conductor portion between said connectors.

Claim 32

The electrical cable of claim 25 wherein: said material is a nylon webbing.

Claim 33

The electrical cable of claim 25 wherein: said water impermeable elastomer is chlorosulfanated polyethylene; and said abrasion-resistant elastomer is Neoprene rubber.

Claim 34

The electrical cable of claim 25 wherein: said first and second conductors are corrugated in the region between said disks and said region where said reinforcing material is attached to said electrical insulator.

Claim 35

The electrical cable of claim 25 wherein: said first and second conductors are in the form of a loop in the region between said disks and said region where said reinforcing material is attached to said electrical insulator.