Patent ID: 6409179
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: F16L,H02G

Abstract:
A sealing arrangement for sealing about a cable, said arrangement comprising:a tubular fitting having an inner surface defining a inner passage extending therethrough dimensioned to receive a cable; a unitary sealing member having first and second portions, and a channel extending therethrough formed to accommodate a cable, said first portion having first and second ends, said first end being formed to be received in said inner passage with a portion of said sealing member being formed to shape-matingly engage said fitting, said second portion extending from said second end of said first portion, said second portion being smaller than said first portion such that said second end of said first portion defines a contact surface unobstructed by said second portion; and, a nut mountable to said fitting, said nut having a compression surface for engaging said contact surface with said first end of said first portion being received in said fitting; wherein said sealing member comprises a body having a first inner surface and an outer surface, said first inner surface defining a first channel extending the length of said body, wherein a first slit is formed to extend between and through said first inner surface and said outer surface such that portions of said body adjacent to said first slit may be displaced to expose portions of said first channel.