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US 2021/0344183 A1Published application
Cable gland including internal dam
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorsAndrew F. Scarlata, Joel Furco, Joseph Platt
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Abstract
A cable gland includes an internal dam. The internal dam includes a plurality of filaments to inhibit curable liquid from flowing through the dam and between the dam and one or more conductors of a cable.
Claims20
A cable gland comprising:
- a cavity having first and second axial ends, the cavity being configured to receive one or more conductors and a curable liquid therein;
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- an internal dam adjacent a second axial end of the cavity, the internal dam including
- an annular filament holder defining an axis, and
- a plurality of filaments secured to and extending radially inward from the annular filament holder generally toward the axis of the annular filament holder,
- wherein the internal dam is configured to axially receive the one or more conductors through the annular filament holder such that the plurality of filaments surround the one or more conductors and inhibit the curable liquid received in the cavity from flowing through the internal dam and from flowing between the internal dam and the one or conductors.
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A method of installing a cable gland comprising:
- inserting a cable into the cable gland such that one or more conductors of the cable extend through an internal dam and a cavity of the cable gland, and a plurality of filaments of the internal dam surround the one or more conductors;
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- pouring a curable liquid into the cavity, wherein the internal dam inhibits the curable liquid from flowing through the internal dam and from flowing between the internal dam and the one or conductors.
A connector comprising:
- a connector body defining a longitudinal passage having an axis;
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- an internal dam disposed within the longitudinal passage defined by the connector body, the internal dam including a plurality of filaments extending around the axis of the longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.