Patent ID: 9581271
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: F16L

Claim:
1. A sealing gland for forming a seal between a plurality of elongate members and a surface having an aperture, or a pipe, through which said elongate members extend, said sealing gland comprising: a main sealing portion for sealing to the surface or the pipe, a plurality of skirts extending from a base of the sealing gland, each skirt comprising a lumen extending from the base to a distal end of the skirt for receiving a said elongate member, each skirt providing a flexible seal for sealing around a periphery of a said elongate member, and adjacent skirts in the plurality of skirts adjoined along a portion of the length of the skirts; the skirts comprising a stepped external surface and a stepped internal surface, internal steps of the stepped internal surface positioned closer to a distal end of the skirt than external steps of the external surface.