Termination for connecting a submarine coaxial cable to a submergible housing
Patent 4064358 Issued on December 20, 1977. Estimated Expiration Date: December 20, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
A termination between a submarine coaxial cable and a submerged repeater housing. It employs an anchor assembly for transferring the load in the cable core to the repeater housing, and a protective boot assembly for surrounding and supporting the cable where it extends away from the anchor assembly. The boot assembly is rigidly connectible to the housing. Movement of the cable within the boot tube is permitted to a greater extent near the free end of the boot assembly than near the housing, by means of a flexible tube and bellmouth assembly, in order to cater for the stresses associated with the cable handling and recovery.