Patent ID: 8633389
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. A cable sealing apparatus, comprising: a sealing member and end plates that interface to opposed ends of the sealing member, wherein said sealing member defines a first elongate cavity extending along a full length of the sealing member and a first longitudinal slit extending through said sealing member to said first elongate cavity for allowing passage of a first length of cable through said first slit into said first elongate cavity, wherein said sealing member includes first edges which define a portion of said first longitudinal slit, said first edges being separable to widen said first slit to expose said first cavity and permit insertion of said first length of said cable into said first cavity, wherein said sealing member further defines a second elongate cavity spaced from said first elongate cavity and extending along the full length of the sealing member, and a second longitudinal slit extending through said sealing member to said second elongate cavity for allowing passage of a second length of said cable into said second elongate cavity, said sealing member including second edges which define a portion of said second longitudinal slit, said second edges being separable to widen said second slit to expose the second cavity and permit insertion of said second length of said cable into said second cavity, and wherein an elongate tie element extends between the end plates through a bore in the sealing member, the tie element configured to draw the end plates toward one another to compress the first edges of said sealing member to effect sealing along the first longitudinal slit and to compress the second edges of said sealing member to effect sealing along the second longitudinal slit.