Cable ferrule identification

The assembly of a ferrule for the end of an electric cable having a conductive end portion and a sheath and of removable identification means, said ferrule comprising a tubular conductive portion having an axis of revolution and adapted to receive the said conductive end portion of the cable and a coaxial insulating skirt having a tubular hollow portion which is adapted to cover the said sheath of the cable, the said skirt further having a channel portion located outside the tubular hollow portion and adjacent thereto, said channel portion being substantially parallel to the said axis, and said identification means including an elongated tag having first and second ends and intermediate length portion, said first end being shaped for removable engagement into the said channel to secure the tag along the said sheath, at a distance thereof, in a direction substantially parallel to the said axis, the said intermediate portion forming a plurality of uniformly spaced projections, the cross section of which is decreasing in the direction of the said second end and each comprising an inclined ramp and a transverse abutment surface;

• said identification means further comprising a plurality of character-bearing rings removably slipped on said tag.