Wound cable and apparatus for forming cables

摘要

An oblong cylindrical body such as an electrical or optical cable or a pipe having a concentric armour of spaced wires is provided with one or more binder tapes being provided with indentations such as corrugations or depressions in all or some of the spaces between the wires. The indentations may be produced by means of rollers having a surface in accordance with the desired indentations. The indentations may be produced before or after the application of the binder tape.