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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2010
Glen J. Bertini, Tacoma, WA (US);
Donald R. Songras, Kent, WA (US);
Glen J. Bertini, Tacoma, WA (US);
Donald R. Songras, Kent, WA (US);
Novinium, Inc., Auburn, WA (US);
Abstract
A connector for introducing fluid to an electrical cable affixed in a chamber internal to the connector, the connector comprising an injection port exposed to at least one exterior surface of the cable connector, wherein the injection port is in fluidic communication with the chamber, and a reticulated plug is positioned within an insulated segment of the injection port and sized to fill at least a portion thereof. The reticulated plug may be used in combination with various types of conventional injection connectors to allow swapping of an insulative permanent plug for an injection plug after a dielectric enhancement fluid has been introduced into the interior of a cable using the reticulated plug, wherein the cable is energized during the swapping operation.