Communication cable sealed with a re-enterable sealing tape
AssigneeBell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated
InventorsRaffaele A. Sabia, James L. Williams
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Abstract
An improved, solvent-resistant sealing compound is described. It is an acrylic rubber composition adapted particularly for sealing splice case closures around telecommunications cable.
Claims3
A communications cable comprising two cable ends joined together to form a splice, and an airtight cable splice closure covering the splice and sealed to the two ends of the cable with a sealing cord or tape, with said closure comprising mating portions joined together at a re-enterable and re-sealable seam sealed with said sealing cord or tape, said cord or tape comprising the following ingredients in the approximate amounts indicated:
- ______________________________________ Range Parts by Weight Min. Max. ______________________________________ Acrylic rubber 22 27 Polyisobutylene 7 10.5 Carbon black 5 11 Tricresyl phosphate or 10 14 chlorinated paraffin Nonconductive, fine 40 50 particle filler ______________________________________
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