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.
Claims18
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;
- (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;
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- (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 adapted to be rotated between the closed position and the open position.
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 threaded portion disposed on a first end of the main body for coupling the main body to the cable;
- (c) a seal disposed on the second end of the main body for sealing 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 fastening mechanism disposed on a second end of the main body for coupling the main body to the apparatus;
- (f) 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 adapted to be rotated between the closed position and the open position.
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, wherein the main body further includes a sealing surface, the sealing surface adapted to engage a first seal to sandwich the first seal between the sealing surface and an end face of the cable to seal the main body to the cable;
- (b) an attachment mechanism adapted to couple the main body to the cable;
- (c) a second seal disposed on the second end of the main body for sealing the main body to the apparatus;
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- (d) a fastening mechanism disposed on a second end of the main body for coupling the main body to the apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.