Patent · US Expired

Pressurized telecommunication cable joint closure method and apparatus

US4647713A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 25, 1984
Grant dateMar 3, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 25, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02G15/24
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a pressurized telecommunication cable joint closure method and apparatus. Provided is a cylinder comprising a pair of semicylindrical shell members connected together along one elongate edge of each member and releasable securing means on the other elongate edge of each member. The securing means comprises a plurality of projections on one member edge and a matching plurality of receiving means on the other member edge whereas the projections extend radially inward and lie within a plane containing the longitudinal axis of one of the shell members. The cylinder further has interleaved rectilinear fingers at the ends that are for sealing to joined cables. A heat shrinkable wraparound member is used to enclose the cylinder and joined cables.

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