Cable splice protector

A cable splice protector comprising:

• (a) a first inner shell having a first open end, a ledge, a compressible wall, and a second open end, the first open end including a recess having a plurality of O-ring retaining walls and containing an O-ring, the second open end having a smaller cross-sectional area than the first open end and including an apertured annular grommet having at least one aperture, each aperture including one or more scales, the grommet abutting the ledge and surrounded by the compressible wall;
• (b) a second inner shell having a first open end complementary in shape to the first open end of the first inner shell. A ledge, a compressible wall, at least one guide arm, a second open end having a smaller cross-sectional area than the first open end, the second open end including an apertured grommet having at least one aperture, each aperture including one or more scales, the apertured grommet abutting the ledge and surrounded by the compressible wall;
• (c) a first outer shell having a cavity large enough to contain the first inner shell and including a first open end a second open end having an inwardly tapered shoulder and a smaller cross-sectional area than the first open end, and a threaded connector associated with an inner dimension of the first open end;
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• (d) a second outer shell having a cavity large enough to contain the second inner shell including at least one locking slot complementary to each guide arm of the second inner shell, a first open end and a second open end having a smaller cross-sectional area than the first open end and an inwardly tapered shoulder, and a threaded connector associated with an outer dimension of the second outer shell.

A cable splice protector comprising, in combination, a first inner shell having a first inner end and a first outer end, a second inner shell having a second inner end and a second outer end, said first and second inner shells being assembled with said first and second inner ends in abutting relation, a third outer shell having a third inner end and a third outer end, said third outer shell being mounted over said first inner shell to receive the latter, a fourth outer shell having a fourth inner end and a fourth outer end, said fourth outer shell being mounted over said second inner shell to receive the latter, said third and fourth outer shells being assembled with said third and fourth inner ends fixedly attached to one another to form a substantial enclosure for said first and second inner shells, a first grommet mounted in said first outer end of said first inner shell and having at least one opening for receiving a first cable therethrough, a second grommet mounted in said second outer end of said second inner shell and having at least one opening for receiving a second cable therethrough, so that said first and second cables may be passed through said inner shells and spliced and thereafter said outer shells may be interconnected, said first outer end of said first inner shell and said second outer end of said second inner shell being radially compressible against said first and second grommets, each of said third and fourth outer ends of said outer shells comprising an opening surrounded by an annular rim which is sized to longitudinally retain a corresponding one of said grommets, each of said third and fourth outer ends of said outer shells having an internal tapered portion which is annular and tapers radially inwardly as it extends longitudinally outwardly toward a corresponding annular rim, each of said tapered portions serving to compress a corresponding one of said first and second outer ends of said inner shells when said outer shells are interconnected, said first and second outer ends of said inner shells being longitudinally retained by said tapered portions, and each of said inner shells being formed with an internal shoulder to longitudinally retain a longitudinally inner end of a corresponding grommet.

A cable splice protector comprising, in combination, a first inner shell having a first inner end and a first outer end, a second inner shell having a second inner end and a second outer end, said first and second inner shells being assembled with said first and second inner ends in abutting relation, a third outer shell having a third inner end and a third outer end, said third outer shell being mounted over said first inner shell to receive the latter, a fourth outer shell having a fourth inner end and a fourth outer end, said fourth outer shell being mounted over said second inner shell to receive the latter, said third and fourth outer shells being assembled with said third and fourth inner ends fixedly attached to one another to form a substantial enclosure for said first and second inner shells, a first grommet mounted in said first outer end of said first inner shell and having at least one opening for receiving a first cable therethrough, a second grommet mounted in said second outer end of said second inner shell and having at least one opening for receiving a second cable therethrough, whereby said first and second cables may be passed through said inner shells and spliced and thereafter said outer shells may be interconnected, said first outer end of said first inner shell and said second outer end of said second inner shell being radially compressible against said first and second grommets.