Branch-off technique
US4680065A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/1328
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A branch-off region at an end of a sleeve (2), enclosing for example a branch in a telecommunications cable, is sealed by a method which includes positioning at the end of the sleeve (2) some means for example a clip (1) or a filling piece that forms terminal conduits (3), positioning a heat-activatable adhesive (5) in the end, and activating the adhesive by a heating means such as an electrical heater.
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