Patent ID: 9742078
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: H01R,H02G

Claim:
1. A cable termination apparatus for an underwater cable including a conductive core and an axially extending annular insulation portion radially outwardly of the core and an axially extending annular conductive screen layer radially outwardly of the insulation portion, the apparatus comprising: a stress control sleeve, arranged to be located radially outwardly of the insulation portion and extend partially over the annular conductive screen layer, the stress control sleeve including an insulating portion and a conductive portion, wherein when the cable termination apparatus is assembled, the conductive portion of the stress control sleeve is in contact with an end portion of the annular conductive screen layer of the cable and an outer diameter of the insulating portion of the stress control sleeve decreases in a direction away from the conductive portion.