Cable splice closure and strain relief
First Claim
1. A cable splice and closure arrangement in which conductors span a region between two cable sections of cables both having a jacket and sheath, said region being devoid of a cable jacket and metallic sheath, the arrangment provided with a combined closure and tensile strength means and with two strain relief devices, one encircling each cable section, each strain relief device comprising:
- a strap member having radially inwardly extending piercing means which protrude through the jacket and into the sheath at circumferentially spaced positions around the cable, and radially outward projecting means; and
wherein the combined closure and tensile strength means includes;
moulded plastic ends which intimately surround end portions of the cable sections with the projecting means intimately embedded in the plastic ends to transfer tensile load from the cable sections into the plastic ends; and
bridging means extending between the plastic ends to enclose spliced together conductors in the arrangement and to carry tensile loads from one plastic end to the other.
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Abstract
Cable splice and closure arrangement to cover a cable region which is devoid of sheath and jacket. At each side of the devoid region, the cable has a strap member encircling it and piercing means of the strap member protrude through the jacket and into the sheath at spaced positions around the cable. An outwardly projecting means of each strap member is intimately embedded in a moulded plastic end of a combined closure and tensile strength means. This combined means may be an integral moulding having the two ends and a portion between the ends and which bridges the devoid region. Alternatively, it may comprise individual moulded plastic ends with tensile means such as steel rods extending between the embedded in the ends. The invention also includes a strain relief device for inclusion in the splice and closure arrangement.
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11 Claims
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1. A cable splice and closure arrangement in which conductors span a region between two cable sections of cables both having a jacket and sheath, said region being devoid of a cable jacket and metallic sheath, the arrangment provided with a combined closure and tensile strength means and with two strain relief devices, one encircling each cable section, each strain relief device comprising:
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a strap member having radially inwardly extending piercing means which protrude through the jacket and into the sheath at circumferentially spaced positions around the cable, and radially outward projecting means; and
wherein the combined closure and tensile strength means includes;moulded plastic ends which intimately surround end portions of the cable sections with the projecting means intimately embedded in the plastic ends to transfer tensile load from the cable sections into the plastic ends; and bridging means extending between the plastic ends to enclose spliced together conductors in the arrangement and to carry tensile loads from one plastic end to the other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of making a cable splice and closure arrangement comprising:
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providing two sections of cables both having a jacket and sheath, the sections spaced by a cable region which is devoid of a cable jacket and metallic sheath and with conductors extending from at least one of the sections, spliced to other conductors; locating a strain relief in the form of a strap member around each cable section with piercing means of the device protruding through the cable jacket and into the sheath and with projecting means extending outwardly from the jacket; and providing a combined splice closure and tensile strength means by moulding plastic ends of the closure and tensile strength means, with one plastic end surrounding and in intimate engagement with each cable section to intimately embed the projecting means in the plastic end, and bridging between the plastic ends to enclose spliced together conductors in the arrangement and to carry tensile loads from one plastic end to the other. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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