Adhesive-backed communications media cabling and system

Abstract

An adhesive-backed communications media cable includes a duct having a conduit portion with a lengthwise bore formed therein. The conduit portion includes an Ethernet over twisted pair communication line. The duct also includes a flange extending lengthwise with the conduit portion. An adhesive layer is disposed on a surface of the flange such that the duct is mountable to a mounting surface via the adhesive layer. A system for distributing multiple communications media lines in a living unit includes a multimedia receptacle mountable on a wall or mounting surface and an adhesive-backed communications media duct.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An adhesive-backed communications media cable, comprising:
 a duct having a conduit portion with a lengthwise bore formed therein, the conduit portion including an Ethernet over twisted pair communication line contained within the bore;   a flange extending lengthwise with the conduit portion; and   an adhesive layer is disposed on a surface of the flange such that the duct is mountable to a mounting surface via the adhesive layer.   
     
     
         2 . The communications media cable of  claim 1 , wherein the duct is formed from a flexible material such that it can be bent around a curved surface. 
     
     
         3 . The communications media cable of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises a stretch release adhesive. 
     
     
         4 . The communications media cable of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         5 . The communications media cable of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises a repositionable adhesive. 
     
     
         6 . The communications media cable of  claim 1 , wherein an outer portion of the conduit forms the jacket of the Ethernet over twisted pair communication line. 
     
     
         7 . The communications media cable of  claim 1 , wherein the Ethernet over twisted pair communication line comprises an outer jacket surrounding the twisted pair lines disposed therein, and wherein the outer jacket is disposed within the lengthwise bore. 
     
     
         8 . The communications media cable of  claim 1 , wherein the duct comprises a strength member. 
     
     
         9 . The communications media cable of  claim 1 , wherein the cable is terminated with at least one of a factory terminated connector and a field terminated connector. 
     
     
         10 . An adhesive-backed communications media cable, comprising:
 a duct having a conduit portion with a lengthwise bore formed therein, the conduit portion including one of a USB line and an active optical USB line;   a flange extending lengthwise with the conduit portion; and   an adhesive layer is disposed on a surface of the flange such that the duct is mountable to a mounting surface via the adhesive layer.   
     
     
         11 . An adhesive-backed communications media cable, comprising:
 a duct having a conduit portion with a lengthwise bore formed therein, the conduit portion including a high definition signal line contained within the bore, the high definition signal line comprising at least one of an HDMI line, an active optical HDMI line, and an active copper HDMI line;   a flange extending lengthwise with the conduit portion; and   an adhesive layer is disposed on a surface of the flange such that the duct is mountable to a mounting surface via the adhesive layer.