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Encapsulation closure for cables

US5382756A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 22, 1993
Grant dateJan 17, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 22, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49194
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An enclosure for a cable splice having a sealing compound inside a wrap, and including a housing for positioning around the splice, a plurality of presser arms in the housing positioned between the housing and the splice, with each of the arms having a boss projecting outward through the housing, and a clamp or strap or the like for engaging the bosses and pressing them regularly inward to apply pressure to the sealing compound by the presser arms engaging the wrap.

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