Patent · US Expired

Cable sleeve with an entrance socket of shrinkable material

US4438294A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 5, 1982
Grant dateMar 20, 1984
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Expiry dateJan 5, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S174/08
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved sealing element for a cable entrance socket of a cable sleeve characterized by the element being a liner element of a thermoplastic, cross-linked material having a shape memory and being shrinkable to a previous shape when subjected to a shrinking process. The liner element may be either a solid member or a cup-shaped hollow member and may have two or more axially extending, outwardly opening recesses for receiving cables.

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