End sealing system for an electrical connection

A system for protecting exposed portions of an electrical cable surrounding a center conductor when said electrical cable is secured to an electrical connector comprising:

• an electrical connector comprising a hollow annular member having at least a first generally cylindrical inner surface having at least one open end and having a relatively small diameter and a second generally cylindrical inner surface having at least one open end and having a relatively large diameter;
• an electrical cable having a center conductor, at least one layer of material surrounding said center conductor and an outer layer having an outer surface;
• a bared end portion of said center conductor projecting outwardly from said at least one layer and said outer layer;
• portions of said electrical cable being located in said hollow annular member with said bared end portion extending through and projecting outwardly from said open end of said first generally cylindrical inner surface;
• a continuous ring of a movable sealing material between and in sealing engagement with annular portions of said outer surface of said outer layer and said second generally cylindrical inner surface wherein said continuous ring of movable sealing material is formed by inserting a quantity of said movable sealing material into said hollow annular member and inserting said electrical cable into said hollow annular member through said at least one open end of said second generally cylindrical inner surface and passing said bared end portion through said at least one open end of said first generally cylindrical inner surface;
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• a continuous ring of said movable sealing material between and in sealing engagement with an annular portion of said bared end portion and an annular portion of said first generally cylindrical inner surface.

A system for protecting exposed portions of an electrical cable surrounding a center conductor when said electrical cable is secured to an electrical connector comprising:

• an F-fitting connector comprising a first hollow annular member having a generally cylindrical inner surface having an outer open end and an inner open end and having a relatively small diameter said first hollow annular member having a generally cylindrical outer surface and a flange portion projecting outwardly therefrom, a second hollow annular member projecting axially from said flange portion and concentric to said first hollow annular member, said second annular hollow member having a generally cylindrical inner surface spaced from said generally cylindrical outer surface of said first hollow annular member so as to form a hollow annular space therebetween having a closed end and an open end and having a diameter greater than said relatively small diameter, and connecting means for connecting said F-fitting connector to another electrical connector;
• an electrical cable having a center conductor having a bared end portion and a plurality of layers of material surrounding the remaining portions of said center conductor;
• said electrical cable having an outer layer having an outer surface;
• said plurality of layers of material having exposed portions;
• portions of said center conductor and at least one of said plurality of layers of material being located in said first hollow annular member with said bared end portion extending through and projecting outwardly from said outer open end of said first hollow member;
• at least one of the remaining layers of material and said outer layer being located in said hollow annular space;
• a continuous ring of a movable sealing material between and in sealing engagement with annular portions of said outer surface of said outer layer and said generally cylindrical inner surface of said second annular hollow member wherein said continuous ring of movable sealing material is formed by inserting a quantity of movable sealing material into said hollow annular space and displacing said quantity of movable sealing material as said at least one of the remaining layers and said outer layer are inserted into said hollow annular space;
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• a glob of said movable sealing material attached to said generally cylindrical inner surface of said first hollow portion to close said outer open end thereof with said bared end portion passing through said glob to form a continuous ring of said movable sealing material between and in sealing engagement with an annular portion of said bared end portion and an annular portion of said generally cylindrical inner surface of said first hollow member.