SEPARATOR TAPE FOR TWISTED PAIR IN LAN CABLE

摘要

First and second insulated conductors are twisted with a first dielectric tape residing therebetween to form a first twisted pair. A jacket surrounds the first twisted pair and optionally a similarly formed second twisted pair. In alternative or supplemental embodiments, the first insulated conductor includes a conductor surrounded by insulating material having a radial thickness of about 7 mils or less; the first dielectric tape has a width which is equal to or less than the diameters of the first and second insulated conductors plus a thickness of the first dielectric tape; the first dielectric tape has a cross sectional shape with recesses seating the insulated conductors; twist lengths of the first and second twisted pairs are between approximately 0.22 to 0.38 inches and different from each other; the first dielectric tape is different in shape, size or material content as compared to a second dielectric tape of the second twisted pair; the insulated conductors of the first and second twisted pairs are identical in appearance, while the first and second dielectric tapes are different in appearance; and/or the first dielectric tape has a hollow core possessing a gas or material with a lower dielectric constant.