Cable enclosure arrangement
First Claim
1. An arrangement for enclosing an elongate substrate, comprising an outer elastomeric sleeve held in a radially-expanded configuration by being mounted on an inner holdout member, wherein the holdout member comprises a generally tubular member that has a slit extending longitudinally thereof such that application of a force radially thereof causes the holdout member to reduce in circumference and to collapse around the substrate under the action of a recovery force of the outer elastometric sleeve.
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Abstract
An arrangement for enclosing an elongate substrate, e.g. a cable connection includes an outer resilient sleeve held in a radially-expanded configuration by being mounted on an inner holdout member, wherein the holdout member includes a generally tubular member that has a slit extending longitudinally thereof such that application of a force radially thereof causes the holdout member to reduce in circumference and to collapse around the substrate under the action of the recovery force of the outer resilient sleeve.
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27 Claims
- 1. An arrangement for enclosing an elongate substrate, comprising an outer elastomeric sleeve held in a radially-expanded configuration by being mounted on an inner holdout member, wherein the holdout member comprises a generally tubular member that has a slit extending longitudinally thereof such that application of a force radially thereof causes the holdout member to reduce in circumference and to collapse around the substrate under the action of a recovery force of the outer elastometric sleeve.
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21. An arrangement for enclosing an elongate structure comprising an outer resilient sleeve held in a radially-expanded configuration by being mounted on an inner holdout member wherein the holdout member comprises a generally tubular member that has at least three slits, at least one of said slits extending only partially through the wall thereof to provide a hinge to allow collapsing of the holdout member upon application of a force radially thereof.
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23. An arrangement for enclosing an elongate substrate comprising:
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an outer resilient sleeve held in a radially expanded configuration by being mounted on an inner holdout member;
wherein the ends of the resilient sleeve are folded back onto the resilient sleeve;
friction reducing means at each foldback end of the resilient sleeve to facilitate folding over of the sleeve ends subsequent to collapse of the holdout member;
wherein the holdout member comprises a generally tubular member that has a slit extending longitudinally thereof, such that application of a force radially thereof causes the holdout member to reduce in circumference and to collapse around a substrate under the action of a recovery force of the outer resilient sleeve, and wherein the friction-reducing means comprises an insert located beneath each foldedback sleeve end, the insert being tapered so as to direct the folded back sleeve end down onto the substrate.
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24. An arrangement for enclosing an elongate substrate, comprising:
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an outer resilient sleeve held in a radially-expanded configuration by being mounted on an inner holdout member, wherein the holdout member comprises a generally tubular member that has a slit extending longitudinally thereof such that application of a force radially thereof causes the holdout member to reduce in circumference and to collapse around the substrate under the action of a recovery force of the outer resilient sleeve;
an insert provided in the slit of said holdout member, the insert being secured to one edge of the slit and overlapping another edge of the slit; and
a retaining member mounted on the holdout member, whereby removal of the retaining member causes or allows the holdout member to collapse. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A method of enclosing an elongate substrate, wherein an arrangement comprising an inner holdout member that holds an outer resilient sleeve thereon in a radially-expanded configuration is disposed over the substrate, the holdout member comprising a generally tubular member that has a slit extending longitudinally thereof, and wherein a force is applied radially of the holdout so as to cause the holdout to reduce in circumference and to collapse around the substrate under the action of a recovery force of the outer elastomeric sleeve.
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