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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 1984
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paget Jonathan, Swindon, GB;
David H Thomas, Inkpen, GB;
Assignee:
Raychem Limited, London, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G / ; H01R / ; B29C / ; H01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
174 87 ; 174 / ; 174D / ; 156 49 ; 156 56 ; 156 86 ; 428 36 ;
Abstract
A cable breakout article (78) which is formed of a polymeric material and which is preferably heat-recoverable comprises a body portion and at least two tubes or outlet portions (91 to 94) leading from apertures in the body portion. The length and flexibility of the tubes (91 to 94) is such that at least one of them can be bent away from the other(s) to allow operations such as heat recovery to be carried out on an end portion of one of the tubes in isolation from the others. Preferably one or more of the tubes (95) is corrugated at least near its end adjacent to the body portion (78) so as to assist bending.