Robert Allen Larson

US Patent:

43563430, Oct 26, 1982

Filed:

May 12, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/149049

Inventors:

Robert L. Larson - Costa Mesa CA

International Classification:

H02G 1504

US Classification:

174 74A

Abstract:

A seal assembly for the hermetic closure of the cut ends of sheathed electrical cables, in unit readiness comprised of a cylinder form approximating the outer diameter of the sheathed cable, a sealant body adhered to an end wall of said form, and a conformable and/or elastic tape with a pressure sensitive adhesive side covered with a removable protective sheet having opposite release faces and wrapped over the cylinder form and sealant body in package configuration. Hermetically sealing a cut cable end is accomplished by removal of the stretch tape and reapplication thereof around the cylinder form and cable sheathing subsequent to forcefully applying the sealant body to said cut cable end with the end wall of the cylinder form.