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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philip Costigan, Swindon, GB;
Christopher Borrill, Christchurch, NZ;
Philip Roland Winfield, Swindon, GB;
Jonathan Wakenshaw, Stourport-on-Severn, GB;
Assignee:
Raychem Limited, Swindon, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 7/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 7/24 ;
Abstract
An arrangement for enclosing an elongate substrate, e.g. a cable connection includes an outer resilient sleeve held in a radially-expanded configuration by being mounted on an inner holdout member, wherein the holdout member includes a generally tubular member that has a slit extending longitudinally thereof such that application of a force radially thereof causes the holdout member to reduce in circumference and to collapse around the substrate under the action of the recovery force of the outer resilient sleeve.