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US 4,874,442 AGranted
Method for applying strand filling compound
AssigneeSouthwire Company
InventorsClinton E. Watkins, Bobby A. Rowland
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for the application of moisture blocking compound to the interstitial spaces of a stranded conductor. The application of the compound is accomplished through the use of a cone die which regulates the amount of compound applied to the conductor.
Claims11
Method for application of moisture blocking compound to the interstitial spaces of a stranded conductor, comprising:
- feeding a plurality of electrical wires into a cone die;
- applying a moisture blocking compound to the individual strands of wire;
- passing said plurality of strands of wire and said moisture blocking compound through an exit die;
- loosely stranding said plurality of wires together;
- passing said loosely stranded conductor through closing blocks;
- and
- collecting said stranded conductor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.