Patent ID: 6584253
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: G02B,H02G

Abstract:
A sealed cable joint for connecting first and second cables, said sealed cable joint comprising:a housing having first and second ends and an inner surface defining an inner region; first and second cable socket bodies positioned within said inner region of said housing at said first and second ends of said housing, each of said first and second cable socket bodies including a passageway receiving a respective one of said first and second cables; first and second seal securing members positioned within said inner region of said housing at said first and second ends of said housing and secured into contact with respective said first and second socket bodies; and at least first and second seals, said first seal being positioned continuously and with substantially an entire length of said seal against said inner surface of said housing at an interface between said first cable socket body and said first seal securing member, said second seal being positioned continuously against said inner surface of said housing at an interface between said second cable socket body and said second seal securing member, wherein said first and second seals are compressed between said first and second seal securing members and said first and second cable socket bodies, respectively, for sealing against said inner surface of said housing.