Electricity: conductors and insulators – Conduits – cables or conductors – Combined
Patent
1984-04-06
1985-08-27
Grimley, A. T.
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Conduits, cables or conductors
Combined
174 93, H02G 5113, H02G 5013
Patent
active
045380210
ABSTRACT:
A closure (20) for a cable splice includes two mating covers (23, 24) and two end plate assemblies (30--30). Each of two cables to be spliced is wrapped with convolutions of a sealing tape (32) disposed between two washers (34--34). The washers and sealing tape are received in a circular groove (53) formed by mating semi-circular hub portions (54--54) of two halves (42, 44) of an end plate assembly. The end plate assembly has a truncated conical shape with a smaller diameter portion terminating in a hub (52) which is disposed inside the closure. As a result of this conical shape, fasteners (64--64) inside the closure and aligned with the hub are used to secure together the halves of the end plate assembly and apply a balanced force system to the sealing tape within the hub. Longitudinally extending joints between the covers and a circumferential channel (45) in each end plate assembly are each filled with a sealing gasket. The covers are assembled together to enclose the end plate assemblies. Then, the covers are secured together by a plurality of latching fingers (126--126). As the covers are secured together, the longitudinal and circumferential gaskets are caused to seal the joints between the covers and between the covers and the end plate assemblies.
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AT&T Bell Laboratories, Inc.
Grimley A. T.
Nimmo Morris H.
Somers E. W.
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