Splice connector housing and assembly of cables employing same
US4520229A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 1983 |
| Grant date | May 28, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G15/184
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a splice connector housing comprising a tubular elastomeric sleeve having first and second coaxial end portions which receive the insulation and shield of first and second cables, respectively, and, between the end portions, a central portion coaxial with the end portions and of substantially uniform wall thickness and which receives and resiliently grips a compression connector crimped to the bared ends of the conductors of the cables. The central portion further has a plurality of circumferentially spaced, similar radially resiliently, dilatable inner areas the inner surfaces of which define a circle normally of lesser diameter than both the cable insulation and the compression connector and a like number of circumferentially spaced similar relieved outer areas the inner surfaces of which define a circle of greater diameter than the cable shield. Each outer area merges smoothly, circumferentially, with two inner areas. Also disclosed herein is a completed splice joint of two shielded cables employing the housing.
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