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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2011
William V. Dower, Austin, TX (US);
Scott D. Turner, Austin, TX (US);
David M. Dupuis, Austin, TX (US);
James G. Wilder, Austin, TX (US);
Curtis L. Shoemaker, Round Rock, TX (US);
William V. Dower, Austin, TX (US);
Scott D. Turner, Austin, TX (US);
David M. Dupuis, Austin, TX (US);
James G. Wilder, Austin, TX (US);
Curtis L. Shoemaker, Round Rock, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an enclosure for protecting a cable connection. The enclosure includes a sealing member contained within an inner shell. The sealing member is secured around the cable connection by slideably engaging a rigid outer shell over the inner shell. The inner shell has an external topography defining an inner shell profile and wherein the outer shell has an internal topography defining an outer shell profile such that the outer shell profile is similar to the inner shell profile.