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EP0213874A2
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Corrosion protection apparatus
Assignee: Raychem Corp
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Filing: 1986-08-19
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-08-19
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for protecting a substrate includes a collapsible reservoir filled with a three-dimensional elastic gel which is relatively soft and has an ultimate elongation of at elast 200%. The apparatus is disposed in contact with a substrate having a recess therein to be environmentally protected, and a force is applied to the reservoir to at least partially collapse the reservoir forcing the gel from an open surface of the reservior into the recess so as to substantially fill and encapsulate the recess.
Inventors
- 👤 Martha F. Story
- 👤 William H. Humphries
- 👤 Glen W. Ragland
- 👤 Lowell I. Koht
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:14
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/52; H01R13/5216; H01R4/00; H01R4/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
42 words
An apparatus for protecting a substrate, comprising: a collapsible first reservoir; and an elastic gel having a cone penetration value between l00 and 350 (l0 -l mm) and an ultimate elongation of at least 200%, the gel being contained within the reservoir.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
42 words
An apparatus for protecting a substrate, comprising: a collapsible first reservoir; and an elastic gel having a cone penetration value between l00 and 350 (l0 -l mm) and an ultimate elongation of at least 200%, the gel being contained within the reservoir.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim l, the reservoir having an open surface through which the gel is dispensed outward therefrom when a portion of the reservoir is collapsed, the gel preferably being elastically dispensed.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim l or 2, further comprising means for collapsing the reservoir.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
100 words
The apparatus of claim l or 2, the reservoir having a tapered telescopic profile extending from the open surface thereof such that a cross-sectional area of the reservoir in a vicinity of the open surface is larger than a cross-sectional area of the reservoir in a vicinity remote from the open surface thereof, the tapered telescopic profile preferably including at least two discrete reservoir sections having different cross-sectional areas thereacross, a largest of the sections preferably forming the open surface, a smaller one of the sections preferably being on an opposite side of the reservoir than is the open surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The apparatus of claim 2, 3 or 4, the reservoir having a structural strength such that when subject to an axial force the reservoir first collapses in a region remote from the open surface, the reservoir collapsing in a piston-like manner.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 5, the open surface being substantially smaller than a cross-sectional area of the reservoir so as to focus dispensing of the gel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 5, the open surface of the reservoir having a cross-sectional area substantially the same as a largest cross-sectional area of the reservoir.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
97 words
The apparatus of claim 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7, further comprising a substrate having a recess therein, the reservoir having the gel therein being disposed on the substrate such that the open surface of the reservoir faces the recess, and further comprising force means for at least partially collapsing the reservoir so as to dispense gel through the open surface and into the substrate recess, the substrate preferably comprising a modular telephone jack, the reservoir being disposed on a back side of the jack confronting an end of a contact screw and mounting means therefor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
264 words
The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising second, third and fourth reservoirs filled with the gel, the reservoirs being interconnected by flexible bridging members, and each having an open surface, the second, third and fourth reservoirs preferably each being collapsible such that the gel therein is displaced outward through a respective open surface when the respective reservoir is collapsed, the bridging members preferably being flexible enough to allow the third and fourth reservoirs to be moved from a first position whereat their respective open surfaces lie in a substantially common plane with the open surfaces of the first and second reservoirs to a second position whereat the open sides of the third and fourth reservoirs confront the open sides of the first and second reservoirs, the substrate preferably comprising a modular telephone jack, the first and second reservoirs preferably being disposed on a back side of the jack such that the open surfaces of the reservoirs confront recesses on the back side of the jack, and further comprising force means for at least partially collapsing the first and second reservoirs so as to dispense gel through the open surfaces thereof and into the recesses, the third and fourth reservoirs being disposed opposite the first and second reservoirs on a front side of the jack, and further preferably comprising fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth reservoirs and means for interconnecting the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth reservoirs to the first, second, third and fourth reservoirs, at least four of the reservoirs being collapsible, the interconnecting means preferably including means for aligning the reservoirs with the recesses.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
102 words
l0. An apparatus for protecting a substrate, comprising: first, second, third and fourth reservoirs; an elastic gel having a cone penetration between l00 and 350 (l0 -l mm) and an ultimate elongation of at least 200%, the gel being contained within the reservoirs; means for flexibly interconnecting the reservoirs such that the third and fourth reservoirs can be moved from a first position whereat an open surface of each of the reservoirs lies in substantially a common plane to a second position whereat the open surfaces of the third and fourth reservoirs confront the open surfaces of the first and second reservoirs.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
102 words
l0. An apparatus for protecting a substrate, comprising: first, second, third and fourth reservoirs; an elastic gel having a cone penetration between l00 and 350 (l0 -l mm) and an ultimate elongation of at least 200%, the gel being contained within the reservoirs; means for flexibly interconnecting the reservoirs such that the third and fourth reservoirs can be moved from a first position whereat an open surface of each of the reservoirs lies in substantially a common plane to a second position whereat the open surfaces of the third and fourth reservoirs confront the open surfaces of the first and second reservoirs.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
139 words
The apparatus of claim l0, further comprising fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth reservoirs filled with gel, means for interconnecting the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth reservoirs to the first, second, third and fourth reservoirs such that the seventh and eighth reservoirs can be moved from a third position whereat their respective open surfaces lie in substantially a common plane with open surfaces of the fifth and sixth reservoirs to a fourth position wherein the open surfaces of the seventh and eighth reservoirs confront the open surfaces of the fifth and sixth reservoirs, and preferably further comprising means for aligning the reservoirs with contact areas on the substrate to be protected, the substrate preferably comprising a modular telephone jack having four recesses on a back side thereof into which contact screws extend from the front side of the phone jack.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
91 words
An apparatus for protecting a modular telephone jack, comprising: a first member having first, second, third and fourth reservoirs therein; an elastic gel having a cone penetration between l00 and 350 (l0 -l mm) and an ultimate elongation of at least 200%, the gel being contained within the reservoirs; and a pressure sensitive adhesive located on a face of the first member which bonds the first member to a modular telephone jack such that the gel is deformed and held in close and conforming contact with contact surfaces on the jack.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
91 words
An apparatus for protecting a modular telephone jack, comprising: a first member having first, second, third and fourth reservoirs therein; an elastic gel having a cone penetration between l00 and 350 (l0 -l mm) and an ultimate elongation of at least 200%, the gel being contained within the reservoirs; and a pressure sensitive adhesive located on a face of the first member which bonds the first member to a modular telephone jack such that the gel is deformed and held in close and conforming contact with contact surfaces on the jack.
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