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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2000
Rudolf Robert Bukovnik, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Jeffery Craig Judd, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Kenton Archibald Blue, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
Wire separators for separating two or more wires in a multicore cable splice closure are provided. Wire separators of the present invention may promote the positioning of sealant material adjacent a crotch region defined by two or more wires exiting a sheath of a multicore cable. Wire separators of the present invention may form part of a cable splice closure for environmentally scaling a multicore cable and may reduce or prevent entry of moisture into the closure through the crotch region. Wire separators of the present invention may include a longitudinally extending side wall. The side wall may further extend circumferentially so as to define a sealant material reservoir. At least a portion of the side wall may include a flexible material. The wire separator may include a first longitudinally extending channel member coupled to the side wall of the sealant material reservoir and defining a first channel, and a second longitudinally extending channel member circumferentially spaced from the first channel member, coupled to the side wall of the sealant material reservoir and defining a second channel. A sealant material may be positioned within the sealant material reservoir. Cable splice closures employing such wire separators as well as methods for forming such cable splice closures are also provided.