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

Claim 11:
12. 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 short solid core configured to fit over a cable in the electrical distribution system and hold a first portion of the cold shrink rubber in an expanded state, the cable including the cable splice connection;
a long solid core configured to fit over the cable and hold a second portion of the cold shrink rubber in an expanded state, the long solid core having a longitudinal length along the cable that is greater than a longitudinal length of the short solid core; and
a film positioned under the first and second portions of the cold shrink rubber, the film having a lower coefficient of friction than the cold shrink rubber so as to allow the short solid core and the long solid core to slide out from underneath the cold shrink rubber and be removed from the cable during the deploying of the cold shrink rubber over the cable splice connection, the first portion and the second portion of the cold shrink rubber transitioning from the expanded state to a shrunken state after removal of the short solid core and the long solid core, the film remaining over the cable splice connection and under the cold shrink rubber in the shrunken state after removal of the short solid core and the long solid core.