Powder filled cable splice assembly

Claim 2

AN ELECTRICAL CABLE SPLICE ASSEMBLY PROTECTING A PLURALITY OF SPICED CONDUCTORS IN A CABLE COMPRISING: A. AN INNER COVER DISPOSED ABOUT SAID CONDUCTORS IN SAID CABLE, B. A PRODUCTIVE POWER DISPOSED WITHIN SAID INNER COVER, C. AN OUTER JACKET DISPOSED ABOUT SAID INNER COVER AND SAID CONDUCTORS SAID CONDUCTORS PASSING THROUGH CORESPONDING APERTURES IN FIRST AND SECOND ENDS OF SAID OUTER JACKET, D. MEANS SEALING SAID APERATURES, AND E. AN INSULATIVE FOAM MATERIAL DISPOSED WITHIN THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID OUTER JACKET AND SAID SEALING MEANS, WHEREBY SAID SPLICE ASSEMBLY PROTECTS SAID CONDUCTORS FROM THE ELEMENTS.

Claim 3

The assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said inner cover has means securing said inner cover circumferentially about said conductors.

Claim 4

The assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said inner cover is comprised of a generally elongated, flexible plastic member having a pair of interlocking tracks fixedly secured to corresponding edges along the length thereof, said tracks providing a means securing said inner cover circumferentially about said conductors.

Claim 5

The assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein the ends of said inner cover are taped to said cable.

Claim 6

The assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said protective powder has a high dielectric coefficient and good heat insulation properties, is non-miscible with water and tends to flow like a fluid.

Claim 7

The assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said protective powder is calcium carbonate.

Claim 8

The assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said outer jacket is comprised of a generally cylindrical, flexible plastic member having a pair of interlocking tracks fixedly secured to corresponding edges along the length thereof, said pair of tracks securing said jacket around said conductors and said inner cover.

Claim 9

The assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said outer jacket has fixedly secured thereto, at least one valve arranged and configured to allow a fluid to pass from the exterior to the interior of said jacket.

Claim 10

The assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said inner cover and said outer jacket are made of a material selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride and polyolefin.

Claim 11

The assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said means sealing said apertures in said outer jacket are circumferentially disposed about and secured to said cable at locations thereon generally corresponding to said first and second ends of said jacket.

Claim 12

The assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said means sealing said apertures in said outer jacket are first and second strips of resilient material.

Claim 13

An electrical cable splice assembly for protecting a plurality of spliced conductors in a cable comprising: a. an inner cover comprised of a generally elongated, flexible plastic member having a means for securing said inner cover circumferentially about said conductors; b. a protective powder disposed within said inner cover, said powder having a high dielectric coefficient, good heat insulation properties, being non-miscible with water and tending to flow like a fluid; c. an outer jacket comprised of a generally cylindrical, flexible plastic member, said conductors passing through corresponding apertures in first and second ends thereof, said jacket having means securing said jacket around said conductors and said inner cover, said jacket having fixedly secured thereto at least one valve arranged and configured to allow a fluid to pass from the exterior to the interior of said jacket; d. means for sealing said apertures in said outer jacket, said means circumferentially disposed about and secured to said cable at locations thereon generally corresponding to said first and second ends of said jacket; and e. an insulative foam material disposed within the space between said outer jacket and said inner cover; whereby, said splice assembly protects said conductors from the elements.

Claim 14

An electrical cable splice assembly for protecting a plurality of spliced conductors in a cable comprising: a. an inner cover comprised of a generally elongated, flexible plastic member having a means for securing said inner cover circumferentially about said conductors; b. a protective powder disposed within said inner cover, said powder having a high dielectric coefficient, good heat insulation properties, being non-miscible with water and tending to flow like a fluid; c. an outer jacket comprised of a generally cylindrical, flexible plastic member, said conductors passing through corresponding apertures in first and second ends thereof, said jacket having means securing said jacket around said conductors and said inner cover, said jacket having fixedly secured thereto at least one valve arranged and configured to allow a fluid to pass from the exterior to the interior of said jacket; d. means for sealing said apertures in said outer jacket, said means circumferentially disposed about and secured to said cable at locations thereon generally corresponding to said first and second ends of said jacket; and e. an insulative foam material disposed within the space between said outer jacket and said inner cover; whereby, said splice assembly protects said conductors from the elements.