Seal for cable anchor device of a cable construction
AssigneeSoletanche Freyssinet
InventorsErik Mellier, Ivica Zivanovic
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Abstract
A seal for sealing a cable anchor device (4) to a structural element (1, 3), the cable anchor device (4) being arranged to anchor at least one cable (2) to the structural element (1,3) and having a front surface (15) facing an opening (6) of the structural element, through which front surface the at least one cable (2) extends towards the exterior of the structural element, characterized in that the seal comprises a sleeve (12) which extends from a perimeter of a surface of the structural element including the opening (6) of the structural element to a perimeter of a hermetic portion of the anchored cable (2) comprising at least the front surface (15) of the anchor device (4).
Claims15
An apparatus, comprising:
- a seal for sealing a cable anchor device to a structural element, the cable anchor device being arranged to anchor at least one cable to the structural element and having a front surface facing an opening of the structural element, through which the front surface of the at least one cable extends towards the exterior of the structural element,
- wherein the seal comprises a sleeve which extends from a perimeter of a surface of the structural element including the opening of the structural element to a perimeter of a hermetic portion of the anchored cable comprising at least the front surface of the anchor device.
A sealing method for sealing a cable anchor device to a structural element, the cable anchor device being arranged to anchor at least one cable to the structural element and having a front surface facing an opening of the structural element, the method comprising:
- providing a sleeve having two sides which extend to a perimeter of a surface of the structural element including the opening of the structural element on a first side of the sleeve, and to a perimeter of a hermetic portion of the anchored cable comprising at least the front surface of the anchor device on a second side of the sleeve;
- attaching the first side of the sleeve on the perimeter of a surface of the structural element including the opening of the structural element and the second side of the sleeve perimeter of the front surface of the anchor device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.