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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1997
Filed:
May. 04, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeff Sampson, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439521 ; 439936 ;
Abstract
An environmental protection device with manually operated latching mechanism is described. The device includes a rigid hook and a latch and bracing member on opposite peripheral edges of the device with cavity halves therebetween capable of fitting together upon the latching of the hook and latch to form an enclosure around a substrate such as a coaxial cable splice or a cable to tap port connection or an automotive wire tab termination upon the closing of the device and the locking of the latch and hook members. The device is preferably filled with a gel sealing material having an elongation of at least 100% and a Voland hardness from about 1 to 50 grams.