Cold shrink article and method of using cold shrink article

An article of manufacture comprising:

• a protective core having at least two end portions;
• a support core inserted into a first end portion of the protective core;
• and
• a cold shrinkable material held in an expanded state over at least a portion of the support core and surrounding the first end portion of the protective core to define an open end portion of the article, the cold shrinkable material surrounding and enclosing a second end portion of the protective core to define a closed end portion of the article;
• wherein the cold shrinkable material, the support core, and the protective core are collectively adapted to receive an apparatus through the open end of the article and the cold shrinkable material is configured to tighten over a portion of the apparatus responsive to removing the support core from the cold shrinkable material.

A method of shrink wrapping a splice of an electrical apparatus having an apparatus outside diameter, the method comprising:

• inserting a support core into at least one end of a protective core;
• loading cold shrinkable material between over a juncture of the protective core and the support core;
• disposing the protective core over the apparatus;
• and
• collapsing the support core to shrink the cold shrinkable material over a juncture formed by the support core and the apparatus outside diameter.