摘要 |
DISCLOSED IS A MULTICONDUCTOR, FLAT, INSULATED RIBBON CABLE (10), THE CABLE CONSTRUCTED OF A CONVENTIONAL MATERIAL SUCH AS PVC WITH MULTIPLE CONDUCTORS (11) THEREIN ARRANGED IN SPACED APART SIDE-BY-SIDE RELATION. AND INCLUDING AXIALLY EXTENDING TERMINAL REINFORCED EDGES (L2A, 12B) COMPOSED OF A MATERIAL SUCH AS PTFE OR FE. THE EDGE REINFORCEMENT (13A, 13B) MAY BE FORMED BY A LAMINATION OR EXTRUSION PROCESS THEREBY INHIBITING TEARING OF THE EDGES OF THE MATERIAL WHEN THE CABLE IS INSERTED OR REMOVED FROM AN ENCLOSURE, E.G. OF A PERSONAL COMPUTER. ( FIG 1 )
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