Buried-type splice case

Claim 1

A buried-type splice case comprising a dielectric base of moisture impervious material, said base having a passageway means receiving the opposite runs of a loop of cable having a metallic grounding shield, an outer insulating sheath surrounding the grounding shield, an inner insulating sheath surrounded by the grounding shield, and core wires surrounded by the inner insulating sheath; inner sheath clamping means engaging the inside of said grounding shield, outer sheath clamping means engaging said outer sheath and said inner sheath clamping means, said outer sheath clamping means including opposed members and means drawing said member together to bring the outer and inner sheath clamping means into conductive contact, means securing said outer sheath clamping means to said base, said securing means providing a connection for grounding said shield through said outer sheath clamping means, a bracket attached to said securing means in conductive connection therewith, said bracket having an end remote from said base supporting the core wires of the loop of the cable at the turn of the loop so that opposite runs of the core wires constitute a cable-splicing length that extends substantially from said base to said bracket end and back to said base, said base having openings receiving service wires for splicing with said core wires of the cable-splicing length, said service wires having a grounding shield, means forming a ground connection between the service wire grounding shield and said bracket, means for sealing said passageway means and said openings to render said base moisture impervious, said sealing means including a potting compound that completely encapsulates the cable runs in the region of the inner and outer sheath clamping means, and a cover removably and sealingly attached to said base and enclosing said cable-splicing length and said service wires in a splicing chamber.