Patent ID: 11888278
Assignee: RICHARDS MFG. CO.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A support core system for deploying a cold shrink rubber over a cable splice connection in an electrical distribution system, the support core system comprising:
a single solid core configured to fit over a cable in the electrical distribution system and hold the cold shrink rubber in an expanded state;
a pull tab attached to the solid core and configured to displace or unwind the solid core relative to the cold shrink rubber and the cable, wherein the solid core is configured to be removed from the cable while deploying the cold shrink rubber to cause the cold shrink rubber to transition from an expanded state to a shrunken state surrounding the cable splice connection; and
a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film positioned between a portion of the cold shrink rubber and the solid core, wherein after the solid core is removed from the cable during the deploying of the cold shrink rubber, the PET film remains positioned directly against the cable splice connection and directly under the cold shrink rubber in the shrunken state.