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Pigtailed scotchcast assembly

  • US 6,250,955 B1
  • Filed: 12/17/1999
  • Issued: 06/26/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An integrated inspection apparatus for selectively housing therein an electrical cable having a plurality of conductors and terminating in a pigtail, comprising:

  • a first portion adapted to have said pigtail extending from one end and including a male end oriented adjacent another end thereof;

    a second portion including a scotchcast adapted to have said electrical cable extending from one end and including a female end oriented adjacent another end thereof, said second portion further comprising a connection piece including a plurality of posts extending from one end and adapted to be fixedly mated to said conductors, said connection piece housing said female end adjacent another end thereof, said connection piece being adapted to be releasably mated to said another end of said scotchcast;

    a slide member included on one of said connection piece and said first portion;

    a keyway included on the other of said connection piece and said first portion, wherein said slide and keyway are adapted to mate with one another so as to ensure proper alignment between said male end and said female end;

    a plurality of pins extending from said male end;

    a plurality of pin receptacles being formed in said female end, wherein said male end and said female end are selectively engageable;

    an operation ring circumscribing said first portion, said operation ring being freely rotatable about said first portion and adapted to inlcude threads inscribed about an inner periphery thereof, wherein said pins are received within said pin receptacles when said threads are brought into engagement with a plurality of matching threads inscribed about an outer periphery of said female end by selective operation of said operation ring;

    a seal circumscribing said electrical cable; and

    an end plug circumscribing said electrical cable for selectively engaging said one end and said seal, wherein said seal provides a water-tight barrier between said electrical cable and said end plug.

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