Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Electrical device making
Patent
1995-05-22
1996-07-23
Arbes, Carl J.
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Electrical device making
156 49, 174 84R, H01R 4300
Patent
active
055377424
ABSTRACT:
There is provided a method for joining the buss wires of a pair of flexible cables by splicing and encapsulating the ends of the cables together. This method involves the splicing of the two cables together by stripping oppositely disposed ends of the two cables such that the buss wires are left exposed. The exposed wires are inserted into respective ends of a connector tube formed of a material having a similar melting point, tensile strength and electrical conductivity properties to the buss wires disposed therein. Both ends of the connector tube are then welded to the oppositely disposed buss wires. Thereafter, the welded wires are encapsulated within an polymer encapsulation layer which overlaps with portions of the flexible sheath that had not been stripped. The polymer encapsulation layer is preferably one which exhibits a similar melting point and tensile strength to the flexible polymer sheath. As such, the two cables are joined together and adhered to each other via the polymer encapsulation layer so that the joined area exhibits tensile strength, flexibility, heat suitability, moisture resistance and dimensional characteristics similar to the cables themselves.
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Chen Jack J.
Farslow Michael W.
Le Huu V.
Yarnall Michael S.
Arbes Carl J.
General Signal Corporation
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