Sealed box for tapping a cable
US6184467A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G15/117
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sealed tapping box provided with an access for a loop of a cable folded over to form a U-loop and penetrating into the box via an opening provided in a wall. The opening is elongate, is edged by a seat for receiving a gasket, and is surrounded at each of its ends by a respective external neck which is carried by the box and which is laterally split facing the opening. A gasket includes a strip for closing off the opening and two tubular stoppers projecting from the ends of the strip. Each of these stoppers plugs a respective neck, and is provided with a respective through duct to enable cable to pass through. A compression device fixes to the box and includes first auxiliary seal for pressing the strip against the gasket seat, and second auxiliary seal for pressing the stoppers into the necks and a onto the cable that passes through them.
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