Termination for connecting a submarine coaxial cable to a submergible housing

A termination for connecting a submarine coaxial cable to a subergible repeater housing comprising:

• an anchor assembly for rigidly clamping a central strength member of the cable to the housing;
• boot assembly means for surrounding and supporting the cable where it extends away from said anchor assembly;
• said boot assembly means being rigidly connectible to the housing and being constructed to allow the cable to flex to a greater extent within its free end than near its end connectible to the housing;
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• said boot assembly means including a boot tube embodying a flange member at one end thereof, a bellmouth member arranged at the other end of said boot tube with its mouth opening in the direction away from said flange member, a flexible tube connected to the other end of said boot tube and extending in the direction away from said flange member through said bellmouth member, a first protective molding arranged on said boot tube, and a second protective molding arranged on said flexible tube, and a flexible gaiter connecting said bellmouth member and said second molding.