US3328512A
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Electrical cable assemblies
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-05-20
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Granted: 1967-06-27
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Expires: 1985-05-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John R Lembke
- 👤 Tracy W Nininger
- 👤 John J Shea
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 02:29
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/20; H01R43/24; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S174/00; Y10S174/08; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49169; Y10T29/49171
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
THE METHOD OF ENCAPSULATING AN ELECTRICAL CABLE ASSEMBLY HAVING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS DISPOSED IN SIDE-BY-SIDE RELATIONSHIP AND ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED FROM EACH OTHER WITHIN A LENGTH OF PLASTIC SLEEVING, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF TERMINATING THE SLEEVING AT A PRESELECTED LOCATION ON SAID CONDUCTORS, DIVIDING SAID CONDUCTORS INTO A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTOR UNITS ADJACENT THE TERMINATION OF SAID SLEEVING, ENCIRCLING EACH CONDUCTOR UNIT WITH A PLASTIC SLEEVE, POSITIONING AN END OF EACH OF SAID PLASTIC SLEEVES IN CLOSE CONTIGUITY TO THE TERMINATED END OF THE SLEEVING, INTERCONNECTING THE CONTIGUOUS ENDS OF THE SLEEVES AND SLEEVING AND FILLING THE UNOCCUPIED CROSS-SECTIONAL AREAS THEREIN ADJACENT SAID ENDS FOR ISOLATING THE INTERIOR OF SAID SLEEVES AND SLEEVING FROM INFUSION OF ENCAPSULATING MATERIAL, ENCLOSING THE JUNCTION BETWEEN THE SLEEVES AND SLEEVING BY LOSSELY ENTUBLATING THE JUNCTION AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF THE SLEEVES AND SLEEVING AND FURTHER ENTUBULATING THE PORTION OF THE SLEEVING AND AN OTHER ADJACENT PORTION THEREOF AND DEFORMING THE FURTHER ENTUBULATION TO GRIP SAID OTHER ADJACENT PORTION OF DEFINING A RECEPTACLE TO RETAIN SAID ENCAPSULATING MATERIAL, AND THEREAFTER FILLING UNOCCUPIED VOLUMES WITHIN THE RECEPTACLE WITH PLASTIC ENCAPSULATING MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
186 words
THE METHOD OF ENCAPSULATING AN ELECTRICAL CABLE ASSEMBLY HAVING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS DISPOSED IN SIDE-BY-SIDE RELATIONSHIP AND ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED FROM EACH OTHER WITHIN A LENGTH OF PLASTIC SLEEVING, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF TERMINATING THE SLEEVING AT A PRESELECTED LOCATION ON SAID CONDUCTORS, DIVIDING SAID CONDUCTORS INTO A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTOR UNITS ADJACENT THE TERMINATION OF SAID SLEEVING, ENCIRCLING EACH CONDUCTOR UNIT WITH A PLASTIC SLEEVE, POSITIONING AN END OF EACH OF SAID PLASTIC SLEEVES IN CLOSE CONTIGUITY TO THE TERMINATED END OF THE SLEEVING, INTERCONNECTING THE CONTIGUOUS ENDS OF THE SLEEVES AND SLEEVING AND FILLING THE UNOCCUPIED CROSS-SECTIONAL AREAS THEREIN ADJACENT SAID ENDS FOR ISOLATING THE INTERIOR OF SAID SLEEVES AND SLEEVING FROM INFUSION OF ENCAPSULATING MATERIAL, ENCLOSING THE JUNCTION BETWEEN THE SLEEVES AND SLEEVING BY LOSSELY ENTUBLATING THE JUNCTION AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF THE SLEEVES AND SLEEVING AND FURTHER ENTUBULATING THE PORTION OF THE SLEEVING AND AN OTHER ADJACENT PORTION THEREOF AND DEFORMING THE FURTHER ENTUBULATION TO GRIP SAID OTHER ADJACENT PORTION OF DEFINING A RECEPTACLE TO RETAIN SAID ENCAPSULATING MATERIAL, AND THEREAFTER FILLING UNOCCUPIED VOLUMES WITHIN THE RECEPTACLE WITH PLASTIC ENCAPSULATING MATERIAL.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
223 words
AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR ASSEMBLY OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED FROM EACH OTHER, AN ELONGATE POLYURETHANE SLEEVING ENCIRCLING SAID CONDUCTORS WITH PORTIONS OF THE LATTER PROJECTING BEYOND AN OPEN END OF THE SLEEVING, THE CONDUCTOR PORTIONS PROJECTING FROM THE OPEN END OF SLEEVING DIVIDED INTO A PLURALITY OF BRANCHES WITH EACH BRANCH CONTAINING A PRESELECTED NUMBER OF CONDUCTORS, A PLASTIC SLEEVE ENCIRCLES THE CONDUCTORS OF EACH BRANCH WITH AN OPEN END OF EACH PLASTIC SLEEVE DISPOSED IN CLOSE CONTIGUITY WITH SAID OPEN END OF THE SLEEVING, A PLASTIC SHEATH DISPOSED ABOUT SAID CONDUCTORS, SLEEVING, AND SAID SLEEVES IN AN OVERLAPPING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID SLEEVING AND SLEEVES ADJACENT SAID OPEN ENDS AND SAID CONDUCTOR PORTIONS, A POLYURETHANE PREPOLYMER ENCAPSULATING COMPOUND COVERING SAID SLEEVING AND SLEEVES AT LOCATIONS UNDERLYING SAID SHEATH, AND A PLASTIC BARRIER OF POLYURETHANE PREPOLYMER WITH A FILLER MATERIAL BONDED TO SAID SLEEVING AND SLEEVES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SAID OPEN ENDS THEREOF AND FILLING CROSSSECTIONAL AREAS WITHIN THE SLEEVING AND SLEEVES ON A PLANE GENERALLY COMMON WITH SAID OPEN ENDS OF THE SLEEVING AND SLEEVES FOR CLOSING THE LATTER EXCEPT FOR THE CONDUCTOR PORTIONS PROJECTING THERETHROUGH AND FOR INHIBITING DISPOSITION OF THE ENCAPSULATING COMPOUND WITHIN UNOCCUPIED VOLUMES OF THE SLEEVING AND SLEEVES FOR ANY SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE BEYOND THE CONFINES OF THE PLASTIC SHEATH.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
223 words
AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR ASSEMBLY OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED FROM EACH OTHER, AN ELONGATE POLYURETHANE SLEEVING ENCIRCLING SAID CONDUCTORS WITH PORTIONS OF THE LATTER PROJECTING BEYOND AN OPEN END OF THE SLEEVING, THE CONDUCTOR PORTIONS PROJECTING FROM THE OPEN END OF SLEEVING DIVIDED INTO A PLURALITY OF BRANCHES WITH EACH BRANCH CONTAINING A PRESELECTED NUMBER OF CONDUCTORS, A PLASTIC SLEEVE ENCIRCLES THE CONDUCTORS OF EACH BRANCH WITH AN OPEN END OF EACH PLASTIC SLEEVE DISPOSED IN CLOSE CONTIGUITY WITH SAID OPEN END OF THE SLEEVING, A PLASTIC SHEATH DISPOSED ABOUT SAID CONDUCTORS, SLEEVING, AND SAID SLEEVES IN AN OVERLAPPING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID SLEEVING AND SLEEVES ADJACENT SAID OPEN ENDS AND SAID CONDUCTOR PORTIONS, A POLYURETHANE PREPOLYMER ENCAPSULATING COMPOUND COVERING SAID SLEEVING AND SLEEVES AT LOCATIONS UNDERLYING SAID SHEATH, AND A PLASTIC BARRIER OF POLYURETHANE PREPOLYMER WITH A FILLER MATERIAL BONDED TO SAID SLEEVING AND SLEEVES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SAID OPEN ENDS THEREOF AND FILLING CROSSSECTIONAL AREAS WITHIN THE SLEEVING AND SLEEVES ON A PLANE GENERALLY COMMON WITH SAID OPEN ENDS OF THE SLEEVING AND SLEEVES FOR CLOSING THE LATTER EXCEPT FOR THE CONDUCTOR PORTIONS PROJECTING THERETHROUGH AND FOR INHIBITING DISPOSITION OF THE ENCAPSULATING COMPOUND WITHIN UNOCCUPIED VOLUMES OF THE SLEEVING AND SLEEVES FOR ANY SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE BEYOND THE CONFINES OF THE PLASTIC SHEATH.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-06-26 | 1970-12-26 | 1971-06-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-06-26 | 1974-12-26 | 1975-06-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-06-26 | 1978-12-26 | 1979-06-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |