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US 5,672,846 AGranted
Electrical connector
AssigneeRaychem Corporation
InventorChristian Arthur Marie-Louise Debbaut
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Abstract
An apparatus and process for splicing electrical wires that are to be exposed to an adverse environment. The apparatus includes a connector, an insulating sleeve adapted to retain the connector, and an encapsulant. The encapsulant, which is disposed within the insulating sleeve, has a cone penetration value of 100 to 350 (10.sup.-1 mm) and an ultimate elongation of at least 200%.
Claims4
Apparatus for splicing electrical wires, comprising:
- a) an electrical connector which is adapted to receive electrical wires and to be mechanically deformed to electrically connect said electrical wires received therein;
- b) an insulating sleeve adapted to surround and retain said connector;
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- c) a polysiloxane based encapsulant disposed within at least one of said electrical connector and said insulating sleeve, said encapsulant having a cone penetration value of 100 to 350 (10.sup.-1 mm) and an ultimate elongation of at least 200%.
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An article for splicing electrical wires comprising:
- (a) an electrical connector which is adapted to receive electrical wires and to be mechanically deformed to electrically connect said electrical wires received therein, said electrical wires selected from the group consisting of:
- electrical wires with insulation, electrical wires with the insulation removed, and combinations thereof;
- (b) an insulating sleeve adapted to surround and retain said electrical connector;
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- (c) an encapsulant disposed and positioned within said insulating sleeve and enveloping said electrical connector, so that said electrical wires received therein penetrate the encapsulant to be environmentally sealed, said encapsulant having been prepared by curing reactive silicones with non-reactive extender silicones to form a solid having a cone penetration value from 150 to 350 (10.sup.-1 mm) and an ultimate elongation of at least 200%.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.