Electrically heat-recoverable sleeve
US4689474A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 1986 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S174/08
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A branch-off between telecommunications cables (5) may be sealed by means of an electrically heat-recoverable sleeve (1) and a branch-off clip (2) which holds together circumferentially spaced portions of the sleeve (1) between the branching cables (5). The clip (2) has an inner leg of heat-activatable sealing material which in use is positioned in the sleeve (1) between the cables (5). The sealing material is activated by the heat generated in the sleeve (1) during recovery.
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