Patent ID: 9371948
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: F16L,H02G

Claim Text:
1. An assembly for providing a water-tight seal around an elongated object, said assembly comprising: a sealing gland having a pair of ends opposite each other, an internal opening extending from one of said pair of ends to the other of said pair of ends, a bevel formed at said one end of said sealing gland, a base portion formed at said other end of said sealing gland, an outer circumferential wall extending from said base portion to said one end of said sealing gland, and an annular flange surrounding said outer circumferential wall and extending from said base portion toward said one end of said sealing gland such that said annular flange, said outer circumferential wall and said base portion define a trough, said annular flange having a distal end that is distal from said base portion; and a plurality of resilient, elongated fingers extending from said trough toward said one end of said sealing gland, each finger having a first end and a second end opposite said first end, each of said second ends being seated in said trough such that each of said second ends of said fingers engage said outer circumferential wall, said annular flange, and said base portion, wherein said second ends of said fingers are restrained by said outer circumferential wall, said annular flange, and said base portion.