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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:
Jan. 26, 1988
Filed:
May. 02, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lester T Toy, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
174 87 ; 29868 ; 156 49 ; 174 / ; 174 76 ; 206328 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an article for sealing the exposed portion an electrical connection, especially motor connections, of two or more cables comprising an envelope, having an opening at one end, of a material having a flexural modulus of at least 1,000 psi at 23.degree. C. The envelope contains a polymeric gel having a cone penetration value of about 30 to about 400 (10.sup.-1 mm) and an elongation of from about 25% to about 850% and further comprises a retaining means for retaining the polymeric gel and envelope on the electrical connection.