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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2017
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
William V. Dower, Austin, TX (US);
Scott D. Turner, Austin, TX (US);
David M. Dupuis, Austin, TX (US);
James G. Wilder, Austin, TX (US);
Curtis L. Shoemaker, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G 15/113 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H02G 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/5213 (2013.01); H01R 13/5205 (2013.01); H01R 13/5216 (2013.01); H02G 15/113 (2013.01); H02G 15/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an enclosure for protecting a cable connection. The enclosure includes a sealing member contained within an inner shell. The sealing member is secured around the cable connection by slideably engaging a rigid outer shell over the inner shell. The outer shell has an opening extending along its entire length on one side to permit clearance and insertion of a connected cable to be inserted into the outer shell.