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US 8,450,612 · App. 12/705,242 · Granted May 28, 2013

Anti-theft marking for copper clad steel

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Patent No.
US 8,450,612
App. No.
12/705,242
Granted
May 28, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A copper clad steel (CCS) wire is at least partially covered on its exterior to visibly distinguish the CCS wire from a pure/solid copper wire. A coating, such as tin, zinc or paint, covers at least portions of the CCS wire. The coating may be applied in strips, rings or a helix to identify the CCS wire as not be formed of solid copper. In the instance of a stranded CCS wire, one or more of the outer strands may be partially or entirely coated to give the overall stranded CCS wire a distinguishing outer structure.

Claims (13)

1. A stranded wire comprising:

a center wire;

a plurality of outer copper clad steel wires twisted around said center wire; and

a coating covering at least portions of at least one of said plurality of outer copper clad steel wires, wherein said coating has an appearance different than copper, wherein a first wire of said plurality of outer copper clad steel wires has an outer appearance of copper, wherein said coating completely covers said at least one of said plurality of outer copper clad steel wires.

2. A stranded wire comprising:

a center wire;

a plurality of outer copper clad steel wires twisted around said center wire; and

a coating covering at least portions of at least one of said plurality of outer copper clad steel wires, wherein said coating has an appearance different than copper, wherein a first wire of said plurality of outer copper clad steel wires has an outer appearance of copper, wherein said stranded wire has a diameter equal to or greater than 10 AWG.

3. The stranded wire of claim 2 , wherein said coating only partially covers said at least one of said plurality of outer copper clad steel wires, leaving only portions of said at least one of said plurality of outer copper clad steel wires visible.

4. The stranded wire of claim 3 , wherein said coating forms a helix around said at least one of said plurality of outer copper clad steel wires.

5. The stranded wire of claim 2 , wherein said coating is a layer of metal.

6. The stranded wire of claim 5 , wherein said layer of metal is tin or zinc.

7. The stranded wire of claim 2 , wherein said coating is a polymer.

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