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US4533788A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Assembly and method for cable joint protection

Assignee: Raychem Corp
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Filing: 1982-05-03
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Granted: 1985-08-06
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Expires: 2002-05-03
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Abstract

Abstract This invention relates to the mechanical and environmental protection of cable joints, especially in power or other current-carrying cables. Disclosed is a recoverable sleeve which conforms closely to the cable joint, and a liner which bridges the joint and comprises a plurality of elongate elements assembled into a sheet. Flexible means is provided for holding the elements in a side-by-side arrangement and allowing the separation between the elements to vary to allow the liner to conform to the profile of the cable joint. Such flexible means may extend across the element and provide a water vapor barrier. Disclosed also is a method of protecting a cable joint utilizing the sleeve and liner. Where the cables to be jointed have metal armor, screen and/or shielding, the elements may be fabricated from metal or metal alloy and may then provide both armoring and a fault current path across the joint. Use of these more closely conforming joint case assemblies improves heat transfer and reduces the overall size of the joint.

Inventors

  • 👤 Rudolf Pokojny
  • 👤 Peter L. Larsson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 21:38
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02G; H02G15/00; H02G15/08; H02G15/18; H02G15/1806

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 78 words
A wraparound liner which can surround longitudinally a cable splice of non-uniform cross-sectional size, which comprises: (a) a plurality of side-by-side elongate elements which have a substantially rectangular crosssection and a non-linear configuration corresponding substantially to the profile of the cable splice; and (b) means which holds the element together and which allows the separation between them to vary at a change in cross-sectional size of the cable splice as the liner is installed around the cable splice.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 78 words
A wraparound liner which can surround longitudinally a cable splice of non-uniform cross-sectional size, which comprises: (a) a plurality of side-by-side elongate elements which have a substantially rectangular crosssection and a non-linear configuration corresponding substantially to the profile of the cable splice; and (b) means which holds the element together and which allows the separation between them to vary at a change in cross-sectional size of the cable splice as the liner is installed around the cable splice.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
A wraparound liner according to claim 1, in which the means which holds the elements together comprises sheet material which bridges adjacent elements and to which the elements are bonded.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 14 words
A wraparound liner according to claim 2, in which the sheet material is tape.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 46 words
A wraparound liner according to claim 2, in which any one piece of said sheet material is present only at a region of the liner which will be of uniform crosssectional size when the liner is in the wraparound configuration, thus allowing said separation to vary.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 16 words
A wraparound liner according to claim 2, in which the sheet material comprises a metal foil.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 37 words
A wraparound liner according to claim 1, in which the elongate elements are integral with the means by which they are connected together, interconnections between adjacent elements being so positioned as to allow said separation to vary.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 26 words
A wraparound liner according to claim 6, in which the elongate elements and the means by which they are held together comprise a unitary slotted sheet.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 18 words
A wraparound liner according to claim 7, in which the slotted sheet is laminated with a foil sheet.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1988-08-05 1989-02-04 1989-08-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1992-08-05 1993-02-04 1993-08-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1996-08-05 1997-02-04 1997-08-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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