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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2021
Te Connectivity Services Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Harry George Yaworski, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Kavitha Bharadwaj, Fremont, CA (US);
TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
The present disclosure describes an electrical cable accessory system for covering an electrical cable and/or cable connection. The electrical cable accessory system includes a pre-expanded cable accessory unit and a time-temperature indicator associated with the pre-expanded cable accessory unit. The pre-expanded cable accessory unit includes a pre-expanded cable accessory formed of an elastomeric material and a removable holdout mounted within the elastomeric cable accessory, wherein the holdout is operative to maintain the elastomeric cable accessory in an expanded state and to permit the elastomeric cable accessory to elastically contract when the holdout is removed from the elastomeric cable accessory. The time-temperature indicator is configured to undergo a visible change in appearance in response to a cumulative heat exposure and signal to a viewer when the elastomeric material of the pre-expanded elastomeric cable accessory unit has experienced a threshold cumulative heat exposure. Methods including the same are also described herein.