Re-enterable split cable splice enclosure with locking strips and

Abstract

A re-enterable enclosure, or enclosure kit, for use with a cable splice, including two axially spaced, longitudinally split tubular members having inner and outer ends and converging toward their outer ends and having external radial locking ribs respectively extending longitudinally along the edges of the slits therein. A longitudinally split coupling sleeve is adapted to be telescoped over the inner ends of the tubular members. Each tubular member is adapted to be locked against circumferential expansion by a locking strip telescoped over the locking ribs of the corresponding tubular member from the outer end thereof. In an installation, wherein it is desirable to encapsulate the components within the enclosure in a potting compound, the tubular members and locking strips are spaced apart at their inner ends so that the slit in the coupling sleeve forms a potting compound charging port aligned with and located between the spaced inner ends of the locking strips, a suitable closure being provided to close the charging port after potting. In an installation wherein potting is not necessary, the inner ends of the tubular members and the inner ends of the locking strips may be brought into abutting relation. Detents are provided to hold the tubular members with their inner ends spaced apart if a charging port is desired, or in abutting relation if no charging port is necessary.