US4681986A
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Splice construction for electrical cable and method for making the same
Assignee: Royston Laboratories Inc
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Filing: 1986-02-24
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Granted: 1987-07-21
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Expires: 2006-02-24
Abstract
Abstract A kit comprising materials for protecting splices of electrical cables. Such splices as must be maintained underground between cables used in providing cathodic protection against corrosion to buried pipelines. The kit contains (a) a malleable butyl rubber composition having good low-temperature brittleness and exhibiting some cold flow characteristics, (b) a restraining fabric impregnated with a curable resin such as moisture-curable polyurethane which is characterized by good shelf life and a controlled curing speed when subjected to moisture. The invention also relates to the novel protected spliced structures which are formed by use of the kit material.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert A. Settineri
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 09:13
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C73/00; B29C73/04; B29C73/24; C; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/08; C08G18/10; H; H02; H02G; H02G1/00; H02G1/14; H02G1/145; H02G15/00; H02G15/003; B29K; B29K2023/00; B29K2023/18; B29K2023/22; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49194
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A kit for use in forming a protective structure encapsulating structure about a splice in electroconductive cables, said kit comprising: (a) a plurality of extensible and windable strips of a malleable, hand-moldable polymeric sealand adapted for hand molding about said splice, a sealant being characterized by a cold-flow property and a low-temperature brittleness property of less than -20° C.; and (b) a hermetically-sealed container containing a restraining fabric impregnted with a resing which is adapted for winding around said sealant after it is molded about said splice and is curable, by contact with moisture, into a hard, moisture-resistant protective shield means for said sealant.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A kit for use in forming a protective structure encapsulating structure about a splice in electroconductive cables, said kit comprising: (a) a plurality of extensible and windable strips of a malleable, hand-moldable polymeric sealand adapted for hand molding about said splice, a sealant being characterized by a cold-flow property and a low-temperature brittleness property of less than -20° C.; and (b) a hermetically-sealed container containing a restraining fabric impregnted with a resing which is adapted for winding around said sealant after it is molded about said splice and is curable, by contact with moisture, into a hard, moisture-resistant protective shield means for said sealant.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A kit as defined in claim 1 comprising, in addition to said sealant and said container, a pair of hand-protecting gloves.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A kit as defined in claim 1 wherein said mositure-curable resin is a curable polyurethane resin system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A kit a defined in claim 3 wherein said polymeric sealant is a butyl rubber sealant.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A splice construction as defined in claim 1 wherein said sealant has a pressure-sensitive adhesive property.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
107 words
A splice construction of the type wherein ends from a plurality of electroconductive cables are spliced together by a splicing implement and enclosed within a protective structure, the improvement wherein said protective structure is formed of: (a) a malleable, hand -moldable rubber composition molded about the splice itself and substantially enclosing said splicing implement; (b) at least one strip of a rubber composition being stretched over said hand -moldable rubber position, said strip covering all exposed electroconductive metal of said splice construction; and (c) a hard shield member substantially enclosing all of said rubber composition, said shield member formed of a moisture-cured resin on a fabric matrix.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
107 words
A splice construction of the type wherein ends from a plurality of electroconductive cables are spliced together by a splicing implement and enclosed within a protective structure, the improvement wherein said protective structure is formed of: (a) a malleable, hand -moldable rubber composition molded about the splice itself and substantially enclosing said splicing implement; (b) at least one strip of a rubber composition being stretched over said hand -moldable rubber position, said strip covering all exposed electroconductive metal of said splice construction; and (c) a hard shield member substantially enclosing all of said rubber composition, said shield member formed of a moisture-cured resin on a fabric matrix.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A splice construction as defined in claim 6 wherein said rubber composition has a pressure-sensitive adhesive characteristic.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
87 words
A process for protecting a splice construction of a heavy electroconductive cable of the type used in cathodic protection, said process comprising the steps of: (a) molding a tacky malleable rubber composition about a splice and substantially enclosing a splice implement; (b) stretching a strip of said rubber composition over said molded composition to cover all exposed electroconductive metal of said splice construction; (c) wrapping a fabric impregnated with a coldwater curable resin over said rubber composition; and (d) curing said resin to a hard, protective composition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
87 words
A process for protecting a splice construction of a heavy electroconductive cable of the type used in cathodic protection, said process comprising the steps of: (a) molding a tacky malleable rubber composition about a splice and substantially enclosing a splice implement; (b) stretching a strip of said rubber composition over said molded composition to cover all exposed electroconductive metal of said splice construction; (c) wrapping a fabric impregnated with a coldwater curable resin over said rubber composition; and (d) curing said resin to a hard, protective composition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A splice construction as defined in claim 6 wherein said hand-moldable rubber composition is characterized by a cold-flow property, low-temperature brittleness property of less than -20° C.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A splice construction as defined in claim 9 wherein said hand-molded rubber composition is a butyl rubber sealant.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
A splice construction as defined in claim 10 wherein said low-temperature brittleness property is -80° C.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
A splice construction as defined in claim 6 wherein each said rubber composition is the same material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
A splice construction as defined in claim 10 wherein each said rubber composition is the same material and said material is suitable for both hand-molding and winding and stretching application.
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