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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:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1999
Roger Woehl, Healdsburg, CA (US);
Edward P. Goett, Healdsburg, CA (US);
Engineered Transitions Company, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Abstract
A cable braid splice for creating a mechanical and electrical junction between two pieces of metal braid covering a single cable is disclosed, including a coiled ribbon spring having a first and second ends, coils at each end wound inwardly towards one another, a joining segment of ribbon interposed between the coils, and a thin pliable “C” clip for placement partially around a cable bundle and underneath overlapping cable braids. A method of using the splice is also disclosed, including the steps of placing a “C” clip over a wire bundle and underneath two opposing layers of braid so as to encompass approximately half the circumference of the cable bundle but leaving a gap on the other half, pulling the braids into an overlapping relationship with one another, pressing down the braids to form a ridge at the location of the clip, and applying the coiled ribbon spring by wrapping the opposing coils several times around the cable and opposing braids on each side of the ridge such that the joining segment of the coil crosses the ridge at the position of the gap in the “C” clip.