Strip for winding around and gripping an elongate object
AssigneeRaychem Corporation
InventorsFrancis Dams, Maarten Michiels, Jos Vandepoel
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Abstract
A strip for winding around and gripping an elongate object, e.g. a cable, each end of the strip including a connection part which may interlock with a respective connection part of another, substantially identical strip, thereby enabling a plurality of such strips to be connected together substantially end-to-end to form a longer strip for winding around and gripping an elongate object.
Claims55
A strip for winding around an elongate object to be extended through an elongate object aperture to substantially reduce a gap therebetween, the strip comprising a main part having first and second opposite main surfaces and first and second opposite ends, the first main surface for facing the elongate object, and the second main surface for facing away from the elongate object, the first end having a first connection part extending from the main part and connectable with a second part of another strip, the second end having a second connection part connectable with a first connection part of the other strip to thereby allow a plurality of strips to be connected together, and the main part comprising a plurality of alternately collapsible and substantially non-collapsible portions.
A strip for winding around an elongate object to be extended through an elongate object aperture to substantially rescue a gap therebetween, the strip comprising:
- a plurality of substantially identical component strips, each one of the plurality of component strips comprising
- a main part having first and second opposite main surfaces and first and second opposite ends, the first main surface for facing the elongate object, and the second main surface for facing away from the elongate object, the first end having a first connection part extending from the main part and connectable with a second connection part of another one of the plurality of component strips, the second end having a second connection part connectable with a first connection part of the other one of the plurality of component strips, and the main part comprising a plurality of alternately collapsible and substantially non-collapsible portions.
A strip for winding around an elongate object to be extended through an elongate object aperture to substantially reduce a gap therebetween, the strip comprising a main part having first and second opposite main surfaces and first and second opposite ends, the first main surface for facing the elongate object, and the second main surface for facing away from the elongate object, the first end having a first connection part extending from the main part and connectable with a second connection part of another strip, the second end having a second connection part connectable with a first connection part of the other strip to thereby allow a plurality of strips to be connected together, the first connection part having at least first and second opposite mating portions thereon, and the second connection parts having at least third and fourth mating potions for respectively mating with the first and second opposite mating portions of the first connection part, wherein the second connection part has an opening therein for receiving a portion of the first connection part of the other strip therethrough so that the first connection part of the other strip overlaps the first and second main surfaces of the main part at the second end of the strip when connected thereto.
A strip for winding around an elongate object to be extended through an elongate object aperture to reduce a gap therebetween, the strip comprising:
- a plurality of substantially identical component strips, each one of the plurality of component strips comprising
- a main part having first and second opposite main surfaces and first and second opposite ends, the first main surface for facing the elongate object, and the second main surface for facing away from the elongate object, the first end having a first connection part extending from the main part and connectable with a second connection part of another one of the plurality of component strips, the second end having a second connection part connectable with a first connection part of the other one of the plurality of component strips, the first connection part having at least first and second opposite mating portions thereon, and the second connection part having at least third and fourth mating portions for respectively mating with first and second opposite mating portions of the first connection part of the other one of the plurality of component strips, wherein the second connection part has an opening therein for receiving a portion of the first connection part of the other one of the plurality of component strips therethrough so that the first connection part of the other component strip overlaps the first and second main surfaces of the main part at the second end of the one component strip when connected thereto.
A cable splice closure comprising:
- a housing for enclosing a cable splice, the housing having at least one cable aperture therein;
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- at least one strip for winding around a cable to be extended through the cable aperture to reduce a gap between the housing and the cable, the at least one strip comprising
- a main part having first and second opposite main surfaces and first and second opposite ends, the first main surface for facing the cable, and the second main surface for facing away from the cable, the first end having a first connection part extending from the main part, the second end having a second connection part connectable with a first connection part of another strip to thereby allow a plurality of strips to be connected together, and the main part comprising a plurality of alternately collapsible and substantially non-collapsible portions.
A cable splice closure comprising:
- a housing for enclosing a cable splice, the housing having at least one cable aperture therein;
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- at least one strip for winding around a cable to be extended through the cable aperture to reduce a gap between the housing and the cable, the at least one strip comprising
- a main part having first and second opposite main surfaces and first and second opposite ends, the first main surface for facing the cable, and the second main surface for facing away from the cable, the first end having a first connection part extending from the main part, the second end having a second connection part connectable with a first connection part of another strip to thereby allow a plurality of strips to be connected together, the first connection part having at least first and second opposite mating portions thereon, and the second connection part having at least third and fourth mating portions for respectively mating with the first and second opposite mating portions of the first connection part, wherein the second connection part has an opening therein for receiving a portion of the first connection part of the other strip therethrough so that the first connection part of the other strip overlaps the first and second main surfaces of the main part at the second end of the strip when connected thereto.
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