US5949022A
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Sealing structure for a single-bodied end cap of splice closure for optical cables
Assignee: LG Corp
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Filing: 1996-03-18
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Granted: 1999-09-07
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Expires: 2016-03-18
Abstract
Abstract A cable splice closure assembly includes an end cap body having at least one cable passage hole therein for the passage of a cable therethrough, the end cap body defining a seal zone for retaining a sealing material and a thread zone, and a screw plug having a cable passage hole therein for the passage of a cable therethrough, the screw plug being adapted for mating engagement with the thread zone of the end cap body.
Inventors
- 👤 Young Ki Park
- 👤 Yun-Won Chang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:30
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02G; H02G15/00; H02G15/013; G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/44; G02B6/4439; G02B6/444; G02B6/4441; G02B6/4446; G02B6/44465; G02B6/4471; G02B6/44775; G02B6/4442; G02B6/4444
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A cable splice closure assembly which comprises: an end cap body as a unitary construction having a plurality of cable passage holes therein for the passage of a cable therethrough, each of said passage holes having a seal zone for retaining a sealing material and a thread zone, wherein washers are coaxially disposed around the cable and provided at both ends of the sealing material within the seal zone, and a screw plug having a cable passage hole therein for the passage of said cable therethrough, said screw plug being adapted for mating engagement with said thread zone of said cable passage holes of said end cap body, whereby upon tightening of the screw plug, the sealing material is compressed to seal said cable within the seal zone.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
A cable splice closure assembly which comprises: an end cap body as a unitary construction having a plurality of cable passage holes therein for the passage of a cable therethrough, each of said passage holes having a seal zone for retaining a sealing material and a thread zone, wherein washers are coaxially disposed around the cable and provided at both ends of the sealing material within the seal zone, and a screw plug having a cable passage hole therein for the passage of said cable therethrough, said screw plug being adapted for mating engagement with said thread zone of said cable passage holes of said end cap body, whereby upon tightening of the screw plug, the sealing material is compressed to seal said cable within the seal zone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The cable splice closure assembly of claim 1, wherein when said screw plug is in mating engagement with the thread zone of each of said passage holes, the cable passage holes of said end cap body and said screw plug are in alignment for receiving said cable therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
152 words
A cable enclosure assembly composite which comprises: an end cap body as a unitary construction having a plurality of cable passage holes therein for the passage of a cable therethrough, each of said passage holes having a seal zone for retaining a sealing material and a thread zone, wherein washers are coaxially disposed around the cable and provided at both ends of the sealing material within the seal zone, a screw plug having a cable passage hole therein, said screw plug engaging said thread zone such that the cable passage holes of the end cap body and the screw plug are in alignment, said cable disposed within said cable passage holes and extending through said screw plug and said end cap body, and said sealing material disposed in said seal zone whereby upon the tightening of the screw plug, the sealing material is compressed to seal said cable within the assembly composite.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
152 words
A cable enclosure assembly composite which comprises: an end cap body as a unitary construction having a plurality of cable passage holes therein for the passage of a cable therethrough, each of said passage holes having a seal zone for retaining a sealing material and a thread zone, wherein washers are coaxially disposed around the cable and provided at both ends of the sealing material within the seal zone, a screw plug having a cable passage hole therein, said screw plug engaging said thread zone such that the cable passage holes of the end cap body and the screw plug are in alignment, said cable disposed within said cable passage holes and extending through said screw plug and said end cap body, and said sealing material disposed in said seal zone whereby upon the tightening of the screw plug, the sealing material is compressed to seal said cable within the assembly composite.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cable and enclosure assembly composite of claim 3, wherein the sealing material is coaxially disposed around the cable.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of assembling a cable enclosure assembly composite which comprises: providing an end cap body having a plurality of cable passage holes therein, each of said passage holes defining a seal zone and a thread zone and said end cap also providing a screw plug having a cable passage hole therein, inserting a spliced cable into the cable passage hole of the screw plug, positioning two washers on the cable outside the cable passage holes of the end cap body, wrapping a sealing material around the cable between the washers, inserting the cable wrapped with the sealing material and containing the washers into the seal zone of one of the passage holes of the end cap body, and fastening the screw plug in the thread zone whereby the sealing material is compressed to seal said cable within the seal zone.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of assembling a cable enclosure assembly composite which comprises: providing an end cap body having a plurality of cable passage holes therein, each of said passage holes defining a seal zone and a thread zone and said end cap also providing a screw plug having a cable passage hole therein, inserting a spliced cable into the cable passage hole of the screw plug, positioning two washers on the cable outside the cable passage holes of the end cap body, wrapping a sealing material around the cable between the washers, inserting the cable wrapped with the sealing material and containing the washers into the seal zone of one of the passage holes of the end cap body, and fastening the screw plug in the thread zone whereby the sealing material is compressed to seal said cable within the seal zone.
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