Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for making a cable particularly well suited for reinforcing elastomeric articles such as belts and tires for motor vehicles. A plurality of metallic filaments are bundled together and helically wound by passing the bundle over a deflecting edge without twisting the filaments around each other. One or more wrapping filaments are then passed over a similar deflecting edge to pre-form the wrapping filament into a helical shape. The wrapping filament is then wound about the bundle while maintaining the hand and pitch of the pre-formed helical shape of the wrapping filament to correspond to those of the filaments of the bundle. The apparatus provided for practicing the method has a horizontal rotor which is driven about a spindle and a plurality of spools independently suspended for feeding filaments to be cabled to the rotor.

Abstract: A metallic cable adapted to be used to advantage for reinforcing various types of elastomeric articles such as belts and motor vehicle tires has a core formed from two or more metallic filaments wound together into a helical shape without twisting one filament about the other whereby each core filament lies in line contact with at least one other core filament, the line of contact being parallel to the direction of the filament and a helically wound wrapping filament is disposed about the core filaments. The wrapping filament is helically wound at the same lay and hand as the core filaments and is positioned on the inside of the helix formed by the core filaments.