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

Claim 0:
1. 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 first 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 second solid core configured to fit over the cable and hold a second portion of the cold shrink rubber in an expanded state, wherein the first solid core and the second solid core are configured to be removed from the cable while deploying the cold shrink rubber to cause the first and second portions of the cold shrink rubber to transition from the expanded state to a shrunken state surrounding the cable splice connection; and
a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film positioned between the cold shrink rubber and each of the first solid core and the second solid core, wherein after the first solid core and the second solid core are 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 first and second portions of the cold shrink rubber in the shrunken state.