Cable joint
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1. A cable joint assembly for use between the ends of cables which each have an inner core including components which are to be connected together and a tensile element surrounding the core, the assembly comprising:
- a pair of anchor means, each being secured, in use, to the tensile element of a cable end, anda sleeve extending between cable ends,the connected core components being housed within the sleeve which is secured directly to the tensile elements of each cable end.
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Abstract
A cable joint for joining the ends of two optical fibre cables, each having a core of optical fibres (12) and a king wire (14) surrounded by armor wire (17) and an outer sheath (18), comprises an insert (20) between the core and the armor wire of each cable and a protective sleeve (38) swaged directly to the armor wire braced by the insert. The directly engaged sleeve provides a simple, efficient joint. An over-moulded cover (40) seals the joint.
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1. A cable joint assembly for use between the ends of cables which each have an inner core including components which are to be connected together and a tensile element surrounding the core, the assembly comprising:
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a pair of anchor means, each being secured, in use, to the tensile element of a cable end, and a sleeve extending between cable ends, the connected core components being housed within the sleeve which is secured directly to the tensile elements of each cable end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
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10. A cable joint assembly for use between the ends of cables which each have an inner core including components which are to be connected together and a tensile element surrounding the core, the assembly comprising:
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a pair of anchor means, each secured, in use, to the tensile element of a cable end, and a sleeve extending between cable ends, the connected core components being housed within the sleeve which is secured directly to the tensile element, the sleeve being covered with a sealing sheath which extends axially outwardly beyond the anchor means sealingly to engage the end of each cable, and in which the sheath comprises a preformed member and an over moulding at each end sealing the member to each cable end.
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12. A cable joint assembly for use between the ends of cables which each have an inner core including components which are to be connected together and a tensile element surrounding the core, the assembly comprising:
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a pair of anchor means, each secured, in use, to the tensile element of a cable end, and a sleeve extending between cable ends, the connected core components being housed within the sleeve which is secured directly to the tensile element, in which the sleeve is threadedly secured to the anchor means.
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13. A cable joint assembly for use between the ends of cables which each have an inner core including components which are to be connected together and a tensile element surrounding the core, the assembly comprising:
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a pair of anchor means, each secured, in use, to the tensile element of a cable end, and a sleeve extending between cable ends, the connected core components being housed within the sleeve which is secured directly to the tensile element, in which one of the sleeve and anchor means is formed with a first abutment which co-operates with a second abutment on the other of the sleeve and anchor means to secure the sleeve to the anchor means by axial movement of the abutments past one another and relative angular movements thereof to engage the abutments.
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14. A method of joining two cables having an inner core and associated core elements, said method comprising:
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passing a joining sleeve along one cable; terminating the ends of each of the cables in a respective anchor; thereafter connecting the core elements of the cables; and thereafter passing the sleeve back over a first termination and engaging the sleeve directly with both anchors to cover the connected core elements. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A cable joint assembly for use between cables which each have an inner core, the joint assembly including a number of components, at least some of which are connected together, and tensile elements surrounding the cores, in use, the assembly comprising:
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anchor means secured at the cable ends to the tensile elements and a sleeve extending between cable ends, the connected core components being housed within the sleeve, the sleeve being secured directly to the tensile elements, and the anchor means also having means for securing the inner cores. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of joining two cables, each having an inner core and core elements, said method comprising:
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passing the joining sleeve along one cable; terminating the ends of the cables in respectively associated anchor; securing the inner cores of each cable to its anchor; interconnecting the core elements; and passing the sleeve back over the terminations of the ends of the cables in the anchors and engaging the sleeve directly with both tensile elements to cover the connected core elements. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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