Patent · US Expired

Cable joint with end bodies and a longitudinally slotted sleeve

US4808772A · kind A · utility

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8References

23Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Klaus Pichler · Otterfing, DE
Dieter Kunze · Schwanau, DE
Jan Rost · Traubing, DE
Wolfgang Haeder · Eichenau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 1987
Grant date	Feb 28, 1989
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 14, 2007

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02G15/18
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cable joint comprising a pair of end bodies and a longitudinally slotted sleeve which is secured on the end bodies with a sealing system arranged therebetween characterized by the sealing system having two annular portions and at least one longitudinal portion and an arrangement for clamping the sleeve in sealing engagement on the end bodies. Preferably, the sealing system is reusable and the assembly can be accomplished with ordinary tools such as a screwdriver. In one embodiment, the annular portions are separate from the longitudinal portions. In another embodiment, a single ring-shaped element forms both the annular portions and the two longitudinal portions.

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