The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 1987
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jan Vansant, Louvain, BE;
Noel Overbergh, Bertem, BE;
Valere Buekers, Zelem-Halen, BE;
Amandus L Pieck, Kortenaken, BE;
Assignee:
Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156 49 ; 156 52 ; 156 86 ; 1562739 ; 174D / ; 206231 ; 206568 ; 264230 ; 2643 / ; 428 36 ; 428913 ;
Abstract
A branch-off region at an end of a sleeve (2), enclosing for example a branch in a telecommunications cable, is sealed by a method which includes positioning at the end of the sleeve (2) some means for example a clip (1) or a filling piece that forms terminal conduits (3), positioning a heat-activatable adhesive (5) in the end, and activating the adhesive by a heating means such as an electrical heater.