Patent ID: 6248953
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
An end seal for sealing a space between at least one cable and a closure, comprising:a centrally located support structure having a plurality of radially extending members, each of said members defined by spaced, opposing end faces and an outer peripheral surface and having first and second mating surfaces, each of said first and second mating surfaces having a notch therein, each of said members having said first and second mating surfaces connected to and extending between the end faces of the member;a plurality of segments having spaced, opposing end faces, the plurality of segments each interlocking with the support structure so that each of the end faces of the segments extend in a common plane with one of the end faces of the support structure, each of the segments including an outer peripheral surface and first and second end surfaces connected to and extending between the end faces of the segment, said first and second end surfaces having first and second tabs extending therefrom, respectively, each of said first and second tabs being insertable in a notch respectively located in adjacent ones of the radially extending members of the support structure, wherein the first and second tabs of at least one of said plurality of segments are arranged so that they must be inserted in the notches in the members of the support structure in a prescribed sequence so that the segment interlocks with the support structure; andat least one aperture extending between the opposing end faces for receiving a cable, said at least one aperture being formed, at least in part, from a semicylindrical surface located in one of the plurality of segments.