Method for splicing coaxial submarine cables

Claim 1

A METHOD OF JOINTING TWO LENGTHS OF CO-AXIAL SUBMARINE CABLE EACH COMPRISING AN INNER CORE OF HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH MATERIAL THAT PROVIDES THE TENSILE STRENGTH WHICH THE CABLE IS REQUIRED TO POSSESS, AN INNER CONDUCTOR SURROUNDING SAID CORE, A LYER OF ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MATERIAL ENCLOSING SAID INNER CONDUCTOR, AND OUTER CONDUCTOR DISPOSED AROUND SAID LAYER AND AN OUTER SHEATH OF ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MATERIAL, THE METHOD COMPRISING THE STEPS OF EXPOSING THE INNER CORES, JOINING THE INNER CONDUCTORS, FORMING A COATING OF ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MATERIAL AROUND THE EXPOSED INNER CONDUCTORS AND THE JUNCTION BETWEEN THE LATTER, JOINING SAID OUTER CONDUCTORS BY CONNECTING EACH OF A SERIES OF HELICALLY APPLIED STRIPS OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING MATERIAL BETWEEN THE ENDS OF SAID EXPOSED OUTER CONDUCTORS, SAID STRIPS BEING APPLIED OVER SAID COATING, RE-FORMING THE OUTER SHEATH OF ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MATERIAL OVER SAID STRIPS AND BINDING ROUND THE JOINED LENGTHS OVER THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE SAID STRIPS AND OUTER CONDUCTORS, A STRENGTHENING MEMBER WHICH INCREASES THE HOOP STRESS APPLIED TO SAID OUTER CONDUCTROS AND SAID STRIPS AT THE CONNECTONS THEREBETWEEN AND IN THE VICINITY OF SAID CONNECTIONS.

Claim 2

A METHOD OF JOINTING TWO LENGTHS OF CO-AXIAL SUBMARINE CABLE EACH COMPRISING AN INNER CORE OF HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH MATERIAL THAT PROVIDES THE TENSILE STRENGTH WHICH THE CABLE IS REQUIRED TO POSSESS, AN INNER CONDUCTOR SURROUNDING SAID CORE, A LYER OF ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MATERIAL ENCLOSING SAID INNER CONDUCTOR, AND OUTER CONDUCTOR DISPOSED AROUND SAID LAYER AND AN OUTER SHEATH OF ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MATERIAL, THE METHOD COMPRISING THE STEPS OF EXPOSING THE INNER CORES, JOINING THE INNER CONDUCTORS, FORMING A COATING OF ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MATERIAL AROUND THE EXPOSED INNER CONDUCTORS AND THE JUNCTION BETWEEN THE LATTER, JOINING SAID OUTER CONDUCTORS BY CONNECTING EACH OF A SERIES OF HELICALLY APPLIED STRIPS OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING MATERIAL BETWEEN THE ENDS OF SAID EXPOSED OUTER CONDUCTORS, SAID STRIPS BEING APPLIED OVER SAID COATING, RE-FORMING THE OUTER SHEATH OF ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MATERIAL OVER SAID STRIPS AND BINDING ROUND THE JOINED LENGTHS OVER THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE SAID STRIPS AND OUTER CONDUCTORS, A STRENGTHENING MEMBER WHICH INCREASES THE HOOP STRESS APPLIED TO SAID OUTER CONDUCTROS AND SAID STRIPS AT THE CONNECTONS THEREBETWEEN AND IN THE VICINITY OF SAID CONNECTIONS.