Insulative corona discharge suppressing sheath for high voltage cable splices

Claim 1

An insulative corona discharge suppressing shield for positioning over and along a splice in a high voltage cable of generally circular cross section having semiconductive covering, insulating covering and inner conductor and having an electrical connector electrically joining two bare ends of said conductor, said shield comprising two end caps of generally elongated tubular form having outer and inner ends and having outer termination segments of uniform internal and external diameter and inner enlarged segments having variable external diameter and internal diameter varying from being equal to the internal diameter of said terminal segment to being greater than the external diameter of said terminal segment, said end caps being adapted to engage said semiconductive covering electrically, annular inner and outer semiconductive sections and an insulative section having inwardly directed bosses over at least a portion thereof extending inward, said insulative section being integrally bonded at least to said inner semiconductive section and said end caps, said inner semiconductive section having a wall of substantially uniform thickness and further being urged inwardly by said bosses into electrical contact with said electrical connector when said shield is positioned on a high voltage cable splice.