Raychem Pontoise S.a.

Raychem Limited

Didier J Watine

Lajos J Vidakovits

Jean P Hine

Jean C Delamotte

Jean M Catabelle

Christian P Nadal

The invention relates to an article suitable for making an electrical connection between two electrical conductors, for example an earth conductor and the outer conductor of a coaxial cable. The article comprises a first, heat-shrinkable, sleeve (1), a quantity of solder (2) positioned within the sleeve, and a second sleeve (5) an outer surface of which, together with an inner surface of the first sleeve, forms a passage for receiving the earth conductor. Stop means are provided for axial location of the earth conductor. On shrinking of the sleeve and fusing of the solder, an electrical connection can be made between an earth conductor received, in use, in the passage and the outer conductor of a coaxial cable received, in use, in the first sleeve but not in the passage.

Heat-recoverable articles and method of connecting two electrical

An electrical connector comprising a heat-shrinkable sleeve, solder, a solder wettable insert and optionally a pre-installed electrical conductor, in fixed locations in the sleeve, the insert assisting in control of solder flow when the connector is heated to join the conductor to a terminal pin.

Heat-recoverable article

A method of making an electrical connection between two electrical conductors includes, in addition to making the electrical connection, the steps of positioning the conductors within a heat-shrinkable sleeve whereby they are held, by an insert positioned within the sleeve, in a substantially fixed transverse relationship to each other in the sleeve, and applying heat to shrink the sleeve. Electrical connectors are also described, one of which comprises a heat-shrinkable sleeve having an insert positioned therein for holding conductors to be connected in a substantially fixed relationship to each other, and a quantity of solder positioned within the sleeve between the insert and an end of the sleeve. A further connector comprises a heat-shrinkable sleeve having an insert positioned therein, the insert comprising at least two compartments side-by-side to one another.

Connector and connection method

The invention relates to an article suitable for making an electrical connection between two electrical conductors, for example an earth conductor and the outer conductor of a coaxial cable. The article comprises a heat-shrinkable sleeve and a quantity of solder which is positioned eccentrically within the sleeve and is held by and/or on the sleeve. The sleeve also comprises or has guide means capable of locating a portion of the earth conductor in proximity to the quantity of solder. On shrinking of the sleeve and fusing of the solder, an electrical connection can be made between an earth conductor received in the guide means and the outer conductor of a coaxial cable received in the sleeve.

Heat-recoverable articles

The invention relates to an article suitable for making an electrical connection between two electrical conductors, for example an earth conductor and the outer conductor of a coaxial cable. The article comprises a heat-shrinkable sleeve and a quantity of solder which is held by and/or on the sleeve, and is positioned eccentrically within the sleeve. Two discrete quantities of solder may be used.

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