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

Claim 5:
6. A cable gland comprising:
a body having a wall defining a passage extending in an axial direction from a first end to a second end, the passage of the cable gland arranged to receive a cable;
adjacent the first end of the cable gland body, a cable gland sealing member received within the passage of the cable gland and comprising;
a sleeve slidably received within the passage, the sleeve arranged to receive a settable sealing material for forming a seal to a cable passing through the sleeve, the sleeve comprising:
a first end having an annular side wall with a constant diameter extending partially along an axial length,
a second end opposite to the first end, the second end including a rim configured to engage with a ledge of the body to prevent withdrawal in the axial direction, and
a tapered portion extending between the first end and the second end, the tapered portion having a larger external diameter proximate to the second end;

wherein an outer surface of the sleeve is arranged to form a seal with the cable gland body.