Integrated insulator seal and shield assemblies
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsJohn Michael Schonewolf, Benjamin Joseph Ratliff, Jeffrey Miller Butler, Anthony Michael Seaman
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An integrated insulator sealing and shielding assembly includes a rubber housing having a plurality of radial weathersheds and a tapered end adjacent an endmost radial weathershed. The tapered end has an outer surface with a ring extending outward from the outer surface. The ring is compressible. A metal end fitting is disposed adjacent to the endmost radial weathershed and receives the tapered end. The tapered end is received in a counterbore in the metal end fitting. The counterbore has a sealing surface so that interference of the ring with the sealing surface creates a compressive sealing force to form a seal.
Claims19
An integrated insulator sealing and shielding assembly comprising:
- a rubber housing having a plurality of radial weathersheds and a tapered end adjacent an endmost radial weathershed, the tapered end having an outer surface with a ring extending outward from the outer surface, the ring being compressible;
- a metal end fitting disposed adjacent to the endmost radial weathershed and receiving the tapered end, the tapered end being received in a counterbore in the metal end fitting, the counterbore having a sealing surface so that interference of the ring with the sealing surface creates a compressive sealing force to form a seal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.