Patent · US Expired

Enclosing device and method

US6864427B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 2002
Grant dateMar 8, 2005
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2022

Classification

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

Abstract

A device for enclosing an elongate object (20), such as a cable splice, including a flexible sheet (2) which can be laid around the elongate object and secured by support members (5, 6) attached to edges (3, 4) of the sheet. The support members (5, 6) may be hinged half-shells. The flexible sheet (2) may be a gel layer and/or a rubber layer which is stretched when the device is applied.

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