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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7638713 | Conduit body assembly with sealed cover In an aspect of the subject invention, a conduit body assembly is provided. The conduit body assembly has a conduit body having a closed lower end, a side wall surrounding the lower end, the side wall including a planar perimetrical rim defining an open upper end. A... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7495173 | Vacuum housing A vacuum housing includes a cylindrical section, a flange, and a ring arranged concentrically with the cylindrical section and forming part of the flange, with the ring being formed of a harder material than the remaining of the housing, and having an annular knife ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7341479 | Protective cover for fastened electrical connectors A protective cover for securely housing at least one fastened electrical connector therein is provided. The protective cover comprises a top section and a bottom section moveably connected to one another, with the cover having a plurality of portals therein for rece... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7317162 | Protective housing for power cord connection A protective housing for electrical connections has a base and a selectively removable cover defining a chamber between the cover and the base. The cover includes a plurality of openings, which provide for passage of electrical cords and permit liquid to drain from ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316518 | Closure for cable connection A closure for cable connection capable of being readily assembled with fastening force of a sufficient level, rapidly accomplishing leading-out of a cable from a cable connection section and storage of the cable, and exhibiting enhanced airtightness while exhibiting... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7262364 | Cable coupler clamp assembly An electrical cable coupler shell has first and second halves with open end portions configured for telescopic movement along an axis. A first clamp structure is located on the first shell half. A second clamp structure is located on the second shell half. A third c... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7207606 | Mechanical pipe joint, gasket, and method for restraining pipe spigots in mechanical pipe joint bell sockets A mechanical pipe joint, restraining gasket, and method for restraining pipe spigots within adjacent bell sockets. The restraining gasket is composed of two axially-separate components: a sealing portion and a restraining portion made of a plurality of arcuate locki... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7172452 | Modular cable guide A cable guide module comprises a body portion having at least one groove therein extending across the body portion, the groove having a first open end and a second open end. An attachment mechanism is provided on the body portion for releasably securing the body por... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7138580 | Protective cover for fastened electrical connectors A protective cover for securely housing at least one fastened electrical connector. The protective cover includes a top section and a bottom section moveably connected to one another, with the cover having a plurality of portals therein for receiving a plurality of ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7094972 | Insulating cover for electrical connectors An insulated cover for electrical connectors which includes a transparent housing having a top section and a bottom section, a pair of opposing end walls and a plurality of flexible fingers extending inwardly from the periphery of an aperture in each end wall, which... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7038137 | Fiber closure system A cable splice enclosure assembly for enclosing and storing cable splices includes a housing member having a closed end and an open end which defines a storage chamber therebetween. An end plate is received in the open end. The end plate is axially spaced from the c... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6955558 | Cable and apparatus interface security device A sealing assembly for a cable to apparatus interconnection formed bya plurality of shells adapted to mate together, surrounding the interconnection within an interconnection space. When mated together, the shells forming openings for the cable and the apparatus at ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6485326 | High-voltage connection enclosure and method An enclosure for an electrical connection between two high-voltage cables that includes an electrically nonconductive separator integral with a mounting base for receiving the high-voltage cables. An electrically nonconductive tubular cover extends over t... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6422900 | Coaxial cable coupling device A connector assembly for coupling a continuous length of coaxial cable to a bulkhead is disclosed. The coaxial cable includes an insulation layer disposed around an outer conductor. The connector assembly includes a first conductive mounting member having... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6359228 | Splice closure A closure arrangement for cable splice assemblies having two hinged cover members. The cover members are independently hingedly secured to a central spine. The spine, in turn, is affixed to a portion of the frame of the splice assembly. In operation, the ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6329601 | Service wire splice housing A service wire splice housing has an upper cap having a cavity therein and a lower aperture communicating with the cavity releasably securable for watertight releasably resealable mating onto a base, the base having a cavity extending between an upper ape... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6025561 | Clamping member A casing, e.g. for a cable splice closure, includes: (a) first and second parts, each of which has a peripheral flange, and (b) a clamping member in the form of a split ring which, in use, is placed around the flanges of the first and second parts and the... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5859388 | Splice closure An environmentally sealed cable splice includes (a) a butt cable splice between at least two substantially side-by-side cables, (b) an enclosure sealed around said cables, the enclosure including (i) a first part through which the cable extends, and (ii) ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5714717 | Method and apparatus for splicing electrical wires A splice for two or more electrical wires can be made waterproof by introducing a jelly material into a splice body and splice cover made from an electrically insulating material. The jelly prevents the infiltration of water or moisture into the holes of ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5656797 | Protective jacket for light strings A protective jacket is formed of two symmetrical half-round shells molded from rigid, transparent plastics and fastened together by hooks thereof and secured to the electric wire of a light string to protect a bulb. Each half-round shell has two opposite ... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5657209 | Controlling bends in cable having electrically conductive rigid members A rigid cable clamp for holding cable in a bent condition, the clamp having two rigid members which when assembled make a curved cable passage to hold cable bent. One or both members is electrically conductive and presses against the bared cable shield to... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5614697 | Electrical trunking with watertight coupling Prefabricated electrical trunking made up of butt-jointed unit enclosure sections. A mechanical coupling is provided by use of flanges clamped by bolts passing through tubular spacers inside the enclosure sections. The spacers include openings receiving i... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5610370 | Closure for cables A closure for a cable joint having a cable inlet having a cable gripper that can provide strain relief to a cable within the inlet, the cable gripper being adjustable to grip cables of different diameters in such a way that the position of the center line... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5610369 | Cable splice closure A cable splicing closure includes a base having ports for the entry of cables to be spliced, and a tubular cover for sliding axially over a peripheral surface of the base. The surface is formed with a groove which tapers towards the end from which the cov... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5594213 | Wire splice A splice is provided which includes two semi-cylindrical splice members joined together for relative pivotal movement into and out of engagement with each other in a closed mode and an open mode, respectively. Each splice member incudes two channels. Resp... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5574259 | Cable sleeve composed of a longitudinally divided housing A cable sleeve having a longitudinally divided housing that includes a parting plane and a cable introduction plane for cable introduction openings. Embodiments of the cable sleeve include devices such as a mounting plate, a centerable cable interceptor d... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5520974 | Article for splicing electrical wires Flame retarded organopolysiloxane gels suitable for sealing and protecting electrical contacts include (i) an organopolysiloxane gel having repeat units of the structure ##STR1## where each R is independently phenyl or C1 -C4 al... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519171 | Wire splice enclosure The wire splice enclosure of the preferred embodiment provides a two-piece sealable cylindrical enclosure having a tension plate at each end formed parallel to the axis of the enclosure. Each tension plate is formed with a serpentine concave track of a si... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5502280 | Cable splice protector A cable splice protector for protecting one or more cable splices located in an inner recess defined by the combination of a first inner shell and a second inner shell, an outer recess for containing the two inner shells including a first outer shell and ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5468912 | Swivel assembly for multi-conductor cord A swivel assembly for eliminating undesirable loops in an electrical or telephone cord has half shells provided in axial alignment and surrounding an inner core. The inner core defines slip rings for electrically engaging complementary cavities in the she... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5461200 | Compliant stiffener for long flexible members Long flexible members such as hoses, electric cords and cables tend to be springy and elastic. They are not easily coiled and stored. They tend to straighten out when bent into a desired shape. They tend to tangle and interfere with operations. The invent... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5446241 | Apparatus and method for twist connecting wires A two member connector to twist connect two ductile wires, releasable coupling means is provided to couple inner ends of the members together, each member has a cavity means including a pair of transversely spaced wire chambers each sized to accept a wire... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5392017 | Choke coil comprising a bead of a soft-magnetic material The choke coil comprises a bead of a soft-magnetic material in which a number of ducts extend in parallel. An electrically conductive wire comprising fee ends is accommodated in the ducts. The choke coil comprises means for shielding a portion of the turn... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5243127 | Noise absorber The noise absorber for an electrical wire of electronic equipment having a pair of mating members, at least a portion of which is molded of magnetic resin. The wire of electronic equipment, when positioned between the pair of mating members, is completely... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5208428 | Splice closures A cable splice closure base (1,2) comprises a plurality of tubular cable entry ports each having an outer portion (4) which is heat shrinkable and being closed at its inner end by a frangible membrane (28). Cables may be installed through some only of the... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5162617 | Waterproof electrical wire-unit junction cover A waterproof wire-sockets electrical junction cover suitable for use in wet environments includes a chamber to house the wire-sockets electrical junction. Sealable passages on one end of the chamber allow electrical wires to pass into the chamber. On the ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 4942270 | Cable sealing apparatus comprising heat resistant gel compositions This invention provides cable sealing apparatus comprising styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene triblock copolymer-oil compositions which are temperature resistant and nonmeltable. They have a viscosity at 200° C. of at least 200 poise. The compositions can... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4902856 | Reusable cable joint cover A cable joint cover for protecting a cable joint consisting of a hollow sleeve, and two endcaps which can be permanently sealed to the cables. One endcap is of smaller diameter than the sleeve so that the sleeve can slide over that endcap to expose the jo... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4880676 | Cable sealing apparatus A cable splice case comprises end seals that surround the cables either side of the splice and a housing that extends from one to the other around the splice. The end seals comprise gel having a convoluted outer surface and having internal non-planar ribs... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4874909 | Electrical splice connector A connector device for splicing two conductors includes a pair of joined body sections provided with axially offset cable conductor holes leading to an intermediate cavity. A grip element with the cavity, having one or more helical coils has its opposite ... | 10/17/1989 |
