Patent ID: 9368952
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: G02B,H02G

Claim Text:
1. A gel sealing device for sealing elongate parts passing through tubes, wherein the gel sealing device comprises: an upper flange; a lower flange coupled to the upper flange to form a gel sealing block, the lower flange and the upper flange cooperating to define a support section; a gel inner ring mounted radially over a portion of the support section; a gel outer ring mounted radially over the gel inner ring, the gel inner ring and the gel outer ring being made of a gel sealing material and defining a sealing section therebetween for receiving the elongate parts, the sealing section including a first passage section and a second passage section, the first passage section transitioning to the second passage section at a termination surface that faces away from the upper flange, the second passage section being sized to receive an elongate part; and a tube extending through the first passage section so that an axial end of the tube abuts against the termination surface to inhibit the tube from passing through the second passage section, the tube being configured to guide the elongate part to the second passage section.