Implosive joint and dead-end apparatus and method
AssigneeAFL Telecommunications LLC
InventorWayne L. Quesnel
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Abstract
A method of fusing cables and a dead end assembly and a cable are provided. A joint assembly for fusing cables and a dead end fusing assembly for fusing a cable and a forge assembly are provided. The method includes cutting back strands of a cable, exposing the core; inserting the core of cables into a core grip; positioning the joint assembly over the core grip within certain marked sections of the cables; wrapping the joint assembly with one wrap of detonation cord; securing a detonator to the detonation cord explosive charge and detonating the detonator, such that the core grip fuses the cables together.
Claims31
A method for fusing a first cable and a second cable, the method comprising:
- inserting ends of said cables into a connecting tube such that said ends abut each other;
- positioning a joint over said connecting tube;
- providing said joint with an outer layer of implosive charge;
- and
- detonating said layer of implosive charge,
- wherein said connecting tube comprises an inner sleeve, whose bore is coated with grit particles, and an outer sleeve.
A method for fusing a cable and a dead end assembly, the method comprising:
- inserting an end of the cable end and the dead end assembly into a connecting tube such that the cable end and dead end assembly abut each other;
- providing said joint with an outer layer of implosive charge;
- and
- detonating said explosive charge so as to compress the connecting tube around cable and the dead end assembly,
- wherein said connecting tube comprises an inner sleeve, whose bore is coated with grit particles to provide a strengthened grip, and an outer sleeve.
A forged dead end assembly comprising:
- an end portion;
- and
- a cylindrical body with a first portion and a second portion,
- wherein the second portion has a radius smaller than the first portion.
An implosive joint apparatus for fusing cables comprising:
- a core grip;
- and
- a sleeve with an implosive charge;
- wherein the sleeve has a bored hole, and the core grip has an outer sleeve, and an inner sleeve whose bore is coated with grit particles.
A dead end fusing apparatus comprising:
- a core grip;
- a forged dead end assembly;
- and
- a sleeve with an implosive charge;
- wherein the sleeve has a bored hole with the forged part inserted partly therein;
- the sleeve houses the core grip;
- the sleeve is wrapped in the implosive charge;
- and the core grip has an outer layer, and an inner layer whose bore is coated with grit particles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.