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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carmine J. Vetrano, Medford, MA (US);
Robert G. Wiley, Frankfort, KY (US);
Mathew W. Reed, Barrington, NH (US);
Assignee:
3SAE Technologies, Inc., Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/06 ; B29C 3/500 ; B29C 6/334 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/06 ; B29C 3/500 ; B29C 6/334 ;
Abstract
A system and method for quickly heating a shrinkable casing around a relatively non-shrinkable object. As one example, the present invention may be used to shrink a sleeve around a strand, such as fiber or copper. A contact approach to heating the a loaded sleeve is used wherein a predetermined temperature profile is applied to prevent the trapping of air during shrinking. The thermal profile may be selectively controlled by the application of a fluid to the junction where heat is applied to the loaded sleeve.