Cold shrinkable secondary splice
US8502076B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49174
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An insulating system for splicing a pair of cables having at least partially exposed non-insulating portions joined with a metallic connector is disclosed. The insulating system includes an insulating tube constructed from a shape memory material having a central section having a substantially elliptical cross-section and a pair of end sections with substantially circular cross-sections. A pair of support cores is removably insertable in each of the end sections for holding the end sections in a stretched configuration. When the insulating system is placed about the cables and the connector and the support cores are removed from the end sections, the end sections return to a pre-stretched configuration, thereby completing a splice of the cables.
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