Protective cable enclosure, cable assembly including the same, and method of encapsulating a cable in a protective enclosure
US3992569A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 1975 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49194
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A versatile protective closure for a cable splice comprising complementary mating body portions having a generally cylindrical shape terminating in serrated tapered ends, each portion including a pair of longitudinally extending flange portions each having an inner and an outer raised rim portion. The rim portions have alternate tongues and grooves arranged to define separate central and outer enclosed chambers when the two body portions are mated to form a casing about a cable. The top body portion has inner and outer filling apertures at each end in communication with the central and outer enclosed chambers, and a pair of optional annular partitioning members can be received internally in a region between adjacent inner and outer filling apertures to provide fluid isolation between the central and outer chambers. A plurality of axially spaced, circumferentially extending stiffener ribs are grooved to receive optional closure bands. The device provides both re-enterable and permanent enclosures for cables, as desired. In use, the cable is installed longitudinally of the bottom body portion, the top body portion is fitted and suitable encapsulant material is poured into the central…
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.