Cable seals and methods of assembly
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsBryan James Shadel, Christopher Charles McMillen
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Abstract
A cable seal includes a heat-shrinkable tubing coupled to a cable outer jacket. An elastic member is positioned about the heat-shrinkable tubing. A cap is positioned about the heat-shrinkable tubing. At least one of the elastic member and the cap has a vertical sealing surface and a horizontal sealing surface. The vertical sealing surface extends substantially coaxially with respect to a longitudinal axis of the cable seal, and the horizontal sealing surface extends substantially radially with respect to the cable seal longitudinal axis.
Claims14
A cable seal comprising:
- a heat-shrinkable tubing coupled to a cable outer jacket;
- an elastic member positioned circumferentially about said heat-shrinkable tubing;
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- a cap positioned circumferentially about said heat-shrinkable tubing such that at least a portion of said heat-shrinkable tubing extends through an open passage defined in said cap, wherein at least one of said elastic member and said cap has a vertical sealing surface extending substantially coaxially with respect to a longitudinal axis of said cable seal and a horizontal sealing surface extending substantially radially with respect to said cable seal longitudinal axis.
A cable penetration sealing system, said system comprising:
- a cable comprising an outer jacket;
- a cable seal comprising a heat-shrinkable tubing coupled to said outer jacket, an elastic member positioned circumferentially about said heat-shrinkable tubing, and a cap positioned circumferentially about said heat-shrinkable tubing such that at least a portion of said heat-shrinkable tubing extends through an open passage defined in said cap, wherein at least one of said elastic member and said cap has a vertical sealing surface extending substantially coaxially with respect to a longitudinal axis of said cable seal and a horizontal sealing surface extending substantially radially with respect to the cable seal longitudinal axis;
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- a cable penetration having a surface sized to receive said cable seal therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.