Cable terminator with dielectric

Claim 1

A cable terminator terminating high voltage cable of the type having an outer semi-conductive shielding layer, an internal conductor and a dielectric layer thereinbetween, the combination comprising: a. an elongated housing of an insulating material and having a bore extending therethrough receiving said high voltage cable therein; b. an electrical connector positioned in one end of said housing and having a sleeve portion thereon connected to said internal conductor of said high voltage cable; c. a cup-shaped shield of conducting material positioned on another end of said housing and having a bore receiving said high voltage cable therethrough; d. an annular, helically coiled wire, having a plurality of vertical, generally triangularly shaped loops, freely positioned in said shield and encircling said high voltage cable, said wire being compressibly engaged against said semiconductive shielding layer of said cable and said shield of conducting material and being operable to relieve mechanical stress exerted on said cable and further operable to transfer electrical force from said semi-conductive shielding layer of said cable to said shield; e. an upper sealing cap for sealing an upper end of said housing, said sealing cap having a centrally positioned bore receiving said electrical connector extending therethrough and at least one pluggable orifice communicating with said bore in said housing; f. a lower cap secured on a lower end of said housing, said cap having a bore therethrough receiving said high voltage cable therethrough; g. sealing means positioned in said bore in said lower cap and sealingly compressed around said high voltage cable passing through said bore of said lower cap; and h. a liquid dielectric medium contained in said shield and said bore in said housing and encircling said high voltage cable thereby eliminating corona.