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US 8,275,229 B2Granted
Sealing gland system
AssigneeChannell Commercial Corporation
InventorsGerald L. Shimirak, Derec Sheals
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Abstract
A sealing gland system having an upper half, a lower half, and a sealing material positioned between the upper and lower halves. Each of the upper and lower halves and the sealing material has at least one opening extending therethrough, and wherein the sealing material forms a seal around at least one cable extending through the sealing material upon compression thereof.
Claims20
A terminal system comprising:
- a base having a plurality of openings, the plurality of openings including at least one oval opening and at least one round opening, and wherein each of the openings receives a sealing gland;
- at least one splice tray;
- at least one sealing gland, the at least one sealing gland comprising:
- at least one oval sealing gland, which is configured to fit within the at least one oval opening, the at least one oval sealing gland having an oval upper plate, an oval lower plate, and an oval sealing material positioned between the upper and lower plates and having a first opening and a second opening extending through the sealing gland, which are configured to receive to receive a distribution cable, which enters and exits the system through the first and second openings within the at least one oval sealing gland;
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- at least one round sealing gland, which is configured to fit within the at least one round opening, the at least one round sealing gland having an upper plate, a lower plate, and a sealing material positioned between the upper and lower plates, and wherein the at least one round sealing gland has two or more openings configured to receive a service cable from the at least one splice tray;
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- a housing, which is placed over the at least one splice tray.
5 more elements
A terminal system comprising;
- a terminal block having at least one splice tray configured to receive an optical cable;
- a base having a plurality of openings, each of the openings adapted to receive a sealing gland;
- at least one sealing gland, the at least one sealing gland comprising:
- at least one oval sealing gland, which is configured to fit within the at least one oval opening, the at least one oval sealing gland having an oval upper plate, an oval lower plate, and an oval sealing material positioned between the upper and lower plates and having a first opening and a second opening extending through the sealing gland, and which are configured to receive to receive an optical distribution cable, which enters and exits the system through the first and second openings within the at least one oval sealing gland;
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- at least one round sealing gland, which is configured to fit within the at least one round opening, the at least one round sealing gland having an upper plate, a lower plate, and a sealing material positioned between the upper and lower plates, and wherein the at least one round sealing gland has two or more openings configured to receive a service cable from the at least one splice tray;
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- a housing, which is placed over the at least one splice tray and fits on an outer edge of the base.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.