Splice closure for telecommunications cables

• US 6,037,544 A
• Filed: 11/20/1998
• Issued: 03/14/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Cable & Machinery Limited (LG Corporation), LG Chem Limited (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Cable & Machinery Limited (LG Corporation), LG Chem Limited (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Yu, Jeong-su, Kim, Hui-jung, Lee, Jeoung-Yeoun, Kim, Dong-pyo, Whang, Jae-ik, Rhee, Jang-youl, Lee, Sang-Cheol
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid, Kristine
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Chau N.
• Application Number:
  US09/197,257
• Time in Patent Office: 480 Days
• Field of Search: 174/92, 174/77 R, 174/76, 174/93
• US Class Current: 174/92
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 15/013 Sealing means for cable inlets inlets for cables filled with, or surrounded by, gas or oil H02G15/32
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 15/113 Boxes split longitudinally in main cable direction
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 15/117 for multiconductor cables

Abstract

Disclosed is a splice closure for telecommunications cables. The splice closure includes a body having an upper portion and a lower portion, at least one entrance hole formed at opposing ends of the body, a plurality of flanges formed longitudinally along edges of both the upper and lower portions of the body where the same are joined, a compound reservoir formed between the flanges and into which a sealing compound is injected to form a seal, end stoppers having at least one cable hole and which are provided at ends of the splice closure, and plugs received in the cable holes of the end stoppers.

Claims

1. A splice closure for telecommunications cables comprising:

a body having an upper portion and a lower portion;

at least one entrance hole formed at each of opposing ends of the body;

a plurality of flanges including outer flanges and inner flanges formed longitudinally along each side edge of both the upper and lower portions of the body where the portions are joined;

a compound reservoir formed between the flanges and into which a sealing compound is injected to form a seal;

an outer gasket groove formed between the outer flanges in which a gasket can be inserted;

an inner gasket groove formed between the inner flanges in which another gasket can be inserted;

at least one end stopper having at least one cable hole and which is provided at the at least one entrance hole; and

at least one plug received in the at least one cable hole of the at least one end stopper.

2. The splice closure of claim 1 and further comprising a compound injection hole formed on one end of the upper portion of the body, and an air escape hole formed on the other end of the upper portion of the body, the compound injection hole and the air escape hole communicating with the compound reservoir.

3. The splice closure according to claim 1 wherein the least one end stopper includes an outer end stopper, and an inner end stopper provided in a longitudinal direction of the splice closure, thereby forming a triple sealing structure.

4. The splice closure according to claim 3 wherein at least one at least one protrusion rib is formed at the outer end stopper corresponding to an at least one outer stopper groove, wherein the protrusion rib and the at least one outer stopper groove are provided at constant intervals.