Apparatus for use in applying an expandable resilient sleeve to a member therein
US3946480A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 1975 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53657
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device for maintaining a laterally expanded elastomeric sleeve, or the like, in a laterally expanded condition, and for progressively permitting the sleeve to contract onto a member within the sleeve, such as a cable splice and the cable ends on opposite sides of the splice. The device comprises: a first, outer annulus positionable within the sleeve adjacent one end thereof; a second, inner annulus positionable within the sleeve at a location spaced longitudinally inwardly of the sleeve from the first-mentioned end thereof; laterally contractible longitudinal members carried by the first annulus and supported in a laterally expanded position by engagement thereof with the second annulus and positionable within the sleeve; the second annulus being movable toward the first to permit the longitudinal members to progressively contract laterally, thereby allowing the sleeve to progressively contract onto the member therewithin; and an actuator connected to the second annulus for displacing it longitudinally toward the first.
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