Patent ID: 11929598
Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. The cable gland as claimed in claim 13, wherein the clamp comprises an insulating sleeve arranged to receive and grip an insulating outer sheath of a cable, and a clamping member arranged around the sleeve, the clamping member comprising a body formed of insulating material, the clamping member body having:
an inner surface defining a passage extending in an axial direction through the clamping member body, from a first end to a second end, the clamping member passage arranged to receive the cable and exert a gripping force on the insulating outer sheath of the cable, through the insulating sleeve; and
an outer surface arranged to engage the cable gland body, to prevent movement of the clamp from the cable gland body in the axial direction,
wherein the clamping member body is formed of a plurality of longitudinal portions, each extending from the first end of the clamping member body to the second end of the clamping member body, and a plurality of hinge portions joining circumferentially adjacent longitudinal portions; and wherein the hinge portions are arranged at alternating ends of the clamping member body, around the circumference, such that the longitudinal portions are joined at the alternating ends of the clamping member body.