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Heat-shrinkable hollow article

  • US 4,297,155 A
  • Filed: 02/03/1978
  • Issued: 10/27/1981
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A process for covering the end of a cable comprising positioning over the end of the cable a heat-recoverable cap having a closed end and an open end and a dimensionally heat-unstable boss projecting into the internal cavity of the cap from said closed end of the cap so that the end of the cable abuts the boss, and heating the cap including the boss to cause the cap to shrink about the cable end and to cause the boss to retract to a dimensionally heat-stable form to leave a gap between the end of the cable and the closed end of the cap, wherein the boss in its dimensionally heat-stable form does not project into said gap.

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