Cable connection assembly
AssigneeUTILX Corporation
InventorsWilliam R. Stagi, James Steele
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Abstract
A cable connection assembly for coupling a cable to an apparatus. The cable connection assembly may include a main body defining an inner cavity adapted to receive a pressurized fluid and receive at least a portion of the cable. The cable connection assembly may also include an attachment mechanism adapted to couple the main body to the cable and a seal assembly adapted to sealingly couple the main body to the apparatus. The cable connection assembly may also include an inlet port passing through the main body for permitting the pressurized fluid to be injected into the inner cavity.
Claims15
A cable connection assembly for coupling a cable to an apparatus, the cable connection assembly comprising:
- (a) a main body defining an inner cavity adapted to receive a pressurized fluid and receive at least a portion of the cable therein;
- (b) an attachment mechanism adapted to couple the main body to the cable;
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- (c) a seal assembly adapted to sealingly couple the main body to the apparatus
- (d) an inlet port passing through the main body for permitting the pressurized fluid to be injected into the inner cavity;
- (e) a valve assembly coupled to the main body, the valve assembly having a sealing member moveable between a closed position in which the sealing member impedes fluid from flowing through the inlet port and an open position in which the sealing member permits fluid to flow through the inlet port for receipt by the cable, wherein the sealing member is a sleeve having an injection port, wherein when the sealing member is in the closed position, the injection port is not disposed in fluid communication with the inlet port, and wherein when the sealing member is in the open position, the injection port is disposed in fluid communication with the inlet port.
A cable connection assembly for coupling a cable to an apparatus, the cable connection assembly comprising:
- (a) a main body defining an inner cavity adapted to receive a pressurized fluid and receive at least a portion of the cable therein;
- (b) an attachment mechanism adapted to couple the main body to the cable, wherein the attachment mechanism includes a threaded portion adapted to sealingly couple to a threaded portion of an insulation layer of the cable;
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- (c) a seal assembly adapted to sealingly couple the main body to the apparatus.
A cable connection assembly for coupling a cable to an apparatus, the cable connection assembly comprising:
- (a) a main body defining an inner cavity adapted to receive a pressurized fluid and receive at least a portion of the cable therein;
- (b) a coupling assembly for coupling a first end of the main body to the cable;
- (c) a seal assembly for sealing a second end of the main body to the apparatus;
- (d) an inlet port passing through the main body for permitting the pressurized fluid to be injected into the inner cavity of the main body;
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- (e) a sealing member coupled to the main body, the sealing member moveable between a closed position in which the sealing member impedes fluid from flowing through the inlet port and an open position in which the sealing member permits fluid to flow through the inlet port for receipt by the cable, wherein the sealing member is adapted to move linearly between the closed position and the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.