Gene Roberts

US Patent:

50077015, Apr 16, 1991

Filed:

Jun 29, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/373343

Inventors:

Gene Roberts - Clinton MO

Assignee:

Windsor Communications, Inc. - Windsor MO

International Classification:

G02B 636
H02G 1508

US Classification:

350 9620

Abstract:

A cable splice closure apparatus comprising a rigid, corrosion-resistant outer structure having outer seal, for sealing about the outer structure and cables passing through the outerseal. The outer seal is formed of a pair of non-metallic end caps coupled with an inner rigid compression plate having a sandwiched elastomeric compression member therebetween. The end caps and inner compression plate being linked by bolts which when tightened urge the caps and plate together and squeeze the compressing member so as to seal about the outer structure and cables passing through the compression member. An inner splice chamber has an anchoring and sealing assembly constrained within a hoop, which anchors the cables and seals the cable entrances into the chamber. The anchoring and sealing assembly of the inner splice chamber is independent from a lid for the splice chamber which permits access to contents of splice chamber without disturbing the anchoring means. The hoop operably prevents the splice sealing chamber from exerting pressure against the lid of the splice chamber, so as to prevent the lid from inadvertently being dislodged from a sealing position thereof with respect to the splice chamber.

US Patent:

54795540, Dec 26, 1995

Filed:

Jan 11, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/180053

Inventors:

Gene Roberts - Clinton MO

Assignee:

Windsor Communications - Windsor MO

International Classification:

G02B 644

US Classification:

385135

Abstract:

A splice closure apparatus for a multi-layer combination ground and fiber optic cable, commonly called an optical ground cable, includes a weather impervious outer cylinder made of an impact and corrosion resistant material. The cylinder is open at both ends and is designed to hold a splicing assembly including a pair of sealing end caps, one for each end of the cylinder. Each end cap includes an elastomeric sealing material sandwiched between two rigid plates bolted together with the bolts extending through the elastomeric material. When the end cap bolts are tightened, the elastomeric material is expanded outward to sealingly engage the outer cylinder. At least one of the end caps includes cable through bores through which cables to be spliced are introduced into the splicing assembly and closure and each of the end cap plates include four cable slots leading from the outside thereof to respective cable through holes in the elastomeric layer. The elastomeric layer is segmented such that a pair of outer sections between respective slot pairs are removable and a pair of outer and inner cable clamps are separable such that a continuous multi-layer cable can be inserted and securely anchored without the need to first sever the cable.