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US 5,599,418 AGranted
Method for making recoverable article for encapsulation
AssigneeRaychem Corporation
InventorsKenneth B. Pithouse, Thomas A. Kridl, James T. Triplett
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Abstract
A recoverable article comprises a recoverable fabric, means for rendering the fabric impervious, and a shaped liner. The assembly can be used to form a pressure resistant splice case for telecommunications cables.
Claims9
A method of making a recoverable composite structure comprising a polymeric material and recoverable fibers by virtue of which the structure is recoverable, which method comprises:
- (A) applying to cross-linked recoverable fibers the polymeric material;
- and then
- (B) cross-linking the polymeric material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.