Electrical cable having indicating malfunction means therein (US6388194)


	Parent Case:			This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/312,650 filed Sep. 27, 1994 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,922,996.
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	First Claim: Show all 42 claims			What is claimed is: 1. An electrical cable comprising a central elongated electrical conductor, an electrical insulator concentrically surrounding said electrical conductor, and a heat sensitive visually reacting material responsive to temperature, whereby the visually reacting material emits light upon the occurrence of a heat producing malfunction in the cable.
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