Sealing device and retention member therefor

Details Sealing device and retention member therefor Sealing device and retention member therefor

1986-11-06

1988-06-14

Nimmo, Morris H.

Electricity: conductors and insulators

Conduits, cables or conductors

Combined

174 74A, 174 93, H02G 1502

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047513500

ABSTRACT:
A sealing device comprising a cap having a closed end and an open end and a retention member engaged with the cap at the open end of the cap. The retention member comprises a plurality of resilient projections which may be defined in the following manner. The projections are inclined away from the body of the retention member and toward the closed end of the cap at an angle alpha (.alpha.) with respect to the body wherein alpha is between about 90.degree. and 135.degree.. The projections have free inner ends defining a restricted opening. And the projections have, at their free inner ends, a chamfered surface facing away from the closed end of the cap which makes an angle theta (.theta.) with respect to the longitudinal axis of the body wherein theta is between about 30.degree. and 50.degree..

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