Moldable cable termination system
AssigneeKwoleck L.L.C.
InventorRichard V. Campbell
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Abstract
A process and devices which allow the formation of a molded termination at some point on a cable. A shell is used to surround and hold the strands to be terminated. This shell is made from a first material. The strands are bonded to the shell, typically using potting compound. A second material is then molded over the shell to form a complete termination. In another embodiment, the shell is actually created from the potting compound itself by allowing the potting compound to harden in a mold.
Claims20
A method for creating a termination affixed to a length of strands of a cable, comprising:
- a. providing a shell made of a first material, wherein said shell includes a passage;
- b. providing a potting compound which is initially in a liquid state but which will harden into a solid state over time;
- c. placing said length of strands within said passage in said shell;
- d. at some point infusing said length of strands with said potting compound in said liquid state;
- e. allowing said potting compound to harden into said solid state while said length of strands lie within said passage, thereby bonding said length of strands to said shell;
- d. placing said length of strands and said shell into a mold;
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- e. molding a molded anchor made of a second material having properties different from said first material around said length of strands and said shell to form a completed termination.
A method for creating a termination affixed to a length of strands of a cable, comprising:
- a. providing a potting compound which is initially in a liquid state but which will harden into a solid state over time;
- b. placing said length of strands into a first mold;
- c. at some point infusing said length of strands with said potting compound in said liquid state;
- d. allowing said potting compound to harden into said solid state while said length of strands lie within said first mold, thereby forming a molded region containing said length of strands and said hardened potting compound;
- e. placing said molded region into a second mold;
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- f. molding a molded anchor made of a second material having properties different from said potting compound around said molded region to form a completed termination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.