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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 1984
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary S Klein, Cleveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G / ; H02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
174 / ; 174 / ; 174D / ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a conduit sealing connector that may be made from metal or a heat stable polymeric material that is adapted to secure at least two conduits together that also may be made from a metallic or heat stable polymeric material. The connector is provided with a sleeve having a chamber therewithin containing an expandable material which upon heating the connector after is is secured to the conduits is able to expand and engulf any electrical conductors and/or cables extending through the connector between the conduits and fill the chamber sufficiently to provide a barrier against the flow of vapor through the conduits.